To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 46 East Ohio Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the "Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

Mr. Speaker, let me just say, I am sure that the historical accomplishments of Birch Bayh have been covered well by my colleagues. All I want to say is, though he is in the other party, he is a heck of a nice guy.

You can tell a lot about people by their children. Evan Bayh, who is the United States Senator from Indiana and the son of Birch and Marvella Bayh, is in the other party, and we have our differences like all people do on a political basis, but Evan is a real credit to the institution of the United States Senate, and I think a lot of that is due to his mother and his father. Birch Bayh and Marvella Bayh did an outstanding job in raising Evan, and I think he is doing a good job in the United States Senate.

Let me just say that Birch Bayh, who was elected to the United States Senate, I think, when he was 34 years old, did a good job for the State of Indiana, and his wife Marvella was a real leader in Indiana as well.

One of the things that I most appreciate about Birch Bayh was a personal attachment that I received from him when my wife was suffering from breast cancer. His wife, Marvella, died of cancer, as my wife did, and he showed a great deal of concern for me and my family while we were going through that tragedy. And anybody like that, I think, deserves accolades from people regardless of their party affiliation.

Senator Bayh is a fine human being, and he was a fine United States Senator. His wife Marvella was a credit to the State of Indiana, and their son Evan is doing a fine job in the United States Senate and is a credit to both his mother and father. And I want to add my two cents to the applause for Birch Bayh, and I think it is a fine and fitting thing that we are doing here today by naming the Federal building after him.

Born in Terre Haute in 1928, it seemed that Birch Bayh was destined for success. He received an undergraduate degree in Agriculture with distinction from Purdue University, and divided his time after graduating between farming and politics.

In 1955, Birch Bayh became a member of the Indiana General Assembly, and in 1957, he enrolled in law school. While still a law student, he was elected Speaker of the Indian House.

Senator Bayh was a skilled politician and excellent student. He received the prestigious Edwards Scholarship, which is awarded for merit and he graduated with distinction in 1960. However, as we all know, the story doesn't end there!

In 1962, at the age of 34, he was elected to the U.S. Senate and Senator Bayh went on to serve three terms.

As ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Bayh was considered one of the Senate's foremost experts in constitutional law. As Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, he wrote and sponsored two amendments to the Constitution: the twenty-fifth amendment (for Presidential succession in case of death or disability) and the twenty-sixth amendment (lowering the voting age to 18).

From 1977 to 1980, Senator Bayh was Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. During his tenure as Chairman, he helped strengthen intelligence gathering while protecting American citizens from abuses of their rights.

Senator Bayh also served on the Senate Public Works Subcommittee on the Environment for 10 years.

In 1976, Senator Bayh entered the race for President of the United States. I have an Internet copy of a Birch Bayh for President 1976 Campaign Brochure. ``Senator Birch Bayh--The Democratic candidate for President with a plan for economic recovery . . .'' All one has to do is change the date and name and it could be used for the 2004 elections.

Senator Bayh's distinguished career goes beyond the Beltway. He was the founding partner in the Washington DC law firm of Bayh, Connaughton & Malone. He also served as the chairman of the Institute Against Prejudice and Violence from 1984 to 1994.

Senator Bayh is currently working for the Washington, DC law firm of Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civilette as a member of the Government Division's Legislative.

Also, Senator Bayh was appointed to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board by former President Clinton on July 20, 1995 and was reappointed in 1997 and 2000 for a term expiring September 22, 2003.

Senator Bayh's accomplishments are a source of pride for my home state of Indiana. I wish him congratulations on this designation.

[From a Birch Bayh for President 1976 Campaign Brochure]

Senator Birch Bayh--The Democratic Candidate for President With a Plan

for Economic Recovery . . .

``We need a President who is less concerned that too many

jobs will cause inflation, and more concerned that too few

jobs will cause human suffering.''

Two Republican Administrations following a deliberate

policy of planned unemployment, have led us through two

recessions and record inflation. Only a genius for ineptitude

could have produced recession and inflation together. Only a

totally insensitive Republican Administration could have

tolerated both.

Despite some evidence that the current recession has hit

bottom, the American economy is still a long way from

recovery. Economic recovery will not come naturally. Economic

recovery cannot be sustained by doing nothing. Only positive

government action now can produce and sustain an economic

recovery broad enough to put America back to work. That is

the number one priority for a President today . . . and

tomorrow . . .

With unemployment at 8.6 percent and American industry

operating at two thirds of capacity, the President's concern

that too strong a recovery will reignite an inflationary

spiral is misplaced. We need a President who is less

concerned that too many jobs will cause inflation, and more

concerned that too few jobs will cause human suffering.

Nearly 8 million Americans are still unemployed, while

millions more are either underemployed or have given up

looking for employment. We are losing $200 billion a year in

our gross national product--that's more than $3,000 for each

American family and yet inflation continues because

Republican economics is blind to the cost of oil monopolies

and grain deals.

Unemployment cannot cure our current inflation--not only is

it morally wrong, it is bad economics. Inflation is a serious

problem, but the record of the last 5 years is clear--

increasing unemployment does not reduce the monopolistic

price of energy; increasing unemployment does not drive down

the price of food. It only adds to the welfare rolls and

increases unemployment insurance costs.

jobs . . .

I believe that putting Americans back to work is the single

most important task facing the President. A President

committed to putting Americans back to work can do just that

by:

Proposing a major tax cut for low and middle income

families. We need to restore consumer confidence and

stimulate consumer spending. That is the surest way to expand

production and provide jobs. We need a tax cut plain and

simple, without any political gimmicks about budget-cutting.

The President's proposal to balance a tax cut with a budget

cut is unacceptable economic policy. It will not produce and

sustain economic recovery.

Pressuring the Federal Reserve to expand the money supply

substantially and hold interest rates down. We can't afford

to have the Federal Reserve working against an expansionary

fiscal policy. A restrictive monetary policy and higher

interest rates will short-circuit economic recovery before it

is even underway. In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of

monetary policy, we need to curb the independence of the

Federal Reserve. That requires a Federal Reserve Board

responsive to the public interest--shorter terms for members

and publicly arrived at targets for monetary expansion are

necessary ingredients in reforming the Fed.

Proposing a public service jobs program. We can find useful

employment for the innocent victims of Republican engineered

recessions. For example, I was successful in obtaining funds

for a railroad track rehabilitation program that will put

thousands of unemployed railroad workers back on the job--a

job that needs to be done.

Preventing a New York City default by developing a national

guarantee program that will enable state governments to

assist their hard pressed cities. We will never have economic

recovery if New York City defaults and the municipal bond

market collapses. Our recovery is much too fragile to absorb

the shock of default--to say nothing of the disastrous

consequences of the increased cost of borrowing for every

state and local jurisdiction in the nation.

Proposing an anti-recessionary revenue sharing program that

is triggered on and off by the unemployment rate. We need to

temporarily compensate state and local governments for the

increased costs of welfare and for the fall off in revenues

that both result from a failure of national economic policy.

inflation . . .

Despite a major recession, inflation is still a serious

problem? Why? Because of:

A failure in energy policy;

A failure in food policy; and

The monopoly market power of a few firms.

Energy--Oil and gas prices must be regulated. As long as

OPEC maintains its solidarity and the major domestic oil

companies are permitted to follow their non-competitive

practices, there will be no free market in energy. Decontrol

of oil and deregulation of natural gas prices will force all

prices upward, increasing the Consumer Price Index by four

percent. That is clearly inflationary.

Food--Food prices are subject to wide fluctuations in world

demand, and weather conditions that affect production. We

can't control world demand nor the weather, but we can

insulate food prices from these forces by establishing a

strategic grain reserve to achieve a better balance between

supply and demand. A strategic reserve would have to include

safeguards against dumping for political ends--but properly

administered it could mean adequate supplies with price

stability and that is in the long-term interests of family

farmers and consumers alike.

Monopoly Pricing--When 20 oil companies control more than

75 percent of all oil production, refining and marketing in

the U.S., and more than 90 percent of the oil pipeline

capacity, it is clear they have the ability to set prices

without regard to competition or market forces. And that is

exactly what the oil companies are doing. Instead of letting

the oil and other monopolistic forces repeal the law of

supply and demand, we must take decisive action. That is why

I have introduced and held hearings on legislation to break

up the major domestic oil companies. We have a serious

problem. We need a firm response.

Our economy is at a crucial turning point. The problems of

skyrocketing energy and food costs and the inability of the

free market to function effectively have led me to conclude

that recent policy failures are the result of an outdated

view of the American economy. Therefore, I am proposing the

establishment of a Temporary National Economic Committee--

similar to the Committee established by President Roosevelt

in 1938--to publicly investigate the concentration of

economic power in America today.

If economic power is too heavily concentrated in the hands

of a few, then we need stronger anti-trust action. I want the

free enterprise system to work.

Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, as I rise to speak in favor of S. 763, I would like to pay respect to my colleague who also hails from the Midwest, the honorable gentleman from Ohio (Mr. LaTourette). There were several occasions where he felt he was being stalked to move this legislation forward, and I am very happy that he remained a gentleman and a genteel man in terms of allowing us to get this out. He indicated he had to have a companion from the other side of the aisle, and I presume he found a companion on the other side of the aisle.

S. 763, as my colleague has mentioned, is a companion bill to the bill I introduced, H.R. 1082, and it really does not matter whose name appears first as author of this bill; the subject matter is very noteworthy on behalf of an individual who served this country well, the honorable former U.S. Senator Birch Bayh from the State of Indiana.

The bill, as Members know, designates the Federal building of the United States courthouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, in my district, as the Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse. This is the second legislation I have authored. The first one I did was to put my predecessor's name on a Post Office, and now we are going to put Birch Bayh's name on the Federal building and United States courthouse, and I am pleased to sponsor, and it is cosponsored by the entire Indiana delegation.

As the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. LaTourette) indicated, the Honorable Birch Bayh was born to two school teachers in Terre Haute, Indiana, on July 22, 1928. He began his political career at the young age of 26 with his election to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1954, and in that body he rose to become minority leader in 1957 and then Speaker of the House in 1959. In 1962, he entered the United States Senate where he distinguished himself on the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee of the Judiciary.

Now, there is some distinction between Terre Haute, Indiana, and a town called Schererville, Indiana, and apparently the United States Senator wants to be known as coming from Terre Haute instead of Schererville, but Schererville is immediately contiguous to Terre Haute so whichever place the gentleman wants him to be born, I am sure it is fine with him. But in all fairness, there has not been a lawmaker since the Founding Fathers who has authored successfully two amendments to the United States Constitution.

Senator Bayh was the principal architect of title IX, the provision of law which helped give access to athletic achievement for many of our daughters. In his 18 years in the United States Senate, he distinguished himself by ushering successfully through the amendment to the Constitution which provides for the succession of the President which was the 25th amendment to the Constitution, and he also successfully authored and ushered through the 26th amendment to the Constitution which lowered the voting age from 21 years to 18 years of age, which was ratified in 1971.

The Federal courthouse in Indianapolis was called the ``Old Post Office,'' but now it rises to a magnificent building of importance, and that is where our Federal courthouse is located. It will now enjoy the name of a very honorable, incredible, dynamic public servant, the Honorable Birch Bayh. It is very suitable historically to name that building for such a person who served this Nation with distinction.

Mr. Speaker, I am happy that the Honorable Birch Bayh is alive and well, and probably watching the presentation of this matter. I also thank Senator Lugar, who is the senior Senator from Indiana, for authoring this bill and ushering it through the United States Senate.

While I do not agree with them most of the time, we have two Republicans, the honorable gentleman from Ohio (Mr. LaTourette), and I hope that does not impugn his motives, Mr. Speaker, and Senator Lugar, and I speak about those two gentlemen very favorably, and I hope that does not violate House rules that I speak about Republicans favorably in this particular instance.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton) for those kind remarks, and I know the Chair would not admonish him as much as it would me.

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill (S. 763) to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 46 East Ohio Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the ``Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse.''

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, S. 763, which is identical to H.R. 1082 which was introduced by the gentlewoman from Indiana (Ms. Carson), designates the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 46 East Ohio Street, in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse.

This bill has the bipartisan support of the entire Indiana delegation, and I thank the gentlewoman from Indiana (Ms. Carson) for agreeing to bring S. 763 to the floor in lieu of her bill, which the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure favorably reported out on May 21, 2003. I would like to have inserted into the Record that the gentlewoman from Indiana (Ms. Carson) has been diligent not only in this Congress, but in the last Congress, in attempting to achieve passage of this legislation, not only in this body, but in the other body; and the Bayh family has a great champion on their side when it comes to the gentlewoman.

Senator Bayh was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1928 to school teachers, and it is from them he inherited an ethic of public service. Upon graduation from high school, Senator Bayh volunteered for and served in the United States Army from 1946 to 1948. Upon his return, he attended and graduated from the Purdue University School of Agriculture at Lafayette in

1951. This education served him well, since throughout his long career, he always found time to work on and oversee the family farm, growing corn and soybeans for more than four decades.

Senator Bayh's political career began in 1954, when, at the age of 26, he was elected to serve in the Indiana House of Representatives. While serving in that body, he served as speaker in 1959 and as the Democratic floor leader in 1957 and 1961. Despite these responsibilities, he also found time to attend and graduate from Indiana University School of Law in 1960, and was admitted to the bar in 1961.

In 1962, at the age of 34, Senator Bayh entered the United States Senate where he served three terms from 1963 until 1981. While in the Senate, he served as chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, working with the CIA, the National Security Agency and the FBI. He also was a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation where he called for and funded efforts to build the District of Columbia's Metro subway system which so many of us enjoy, and to modernize the Amtrak rail system.

Senator Bayh is best known as chairman of the Constitution Subcommittee where he authored two amendments to the Constitution, something we will not see any time soon in subsequent Congresses, the 25th Amendment on Presidential and Vice Presidential succession, and the 26th Amendment which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.

This is a fitting tribute to a dedicated public servant. I support this legislation and encourage Members to do the same.

Parliamentary Inquiry

Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a parliamentary inquiry of the Chair.

Mr. Speaker, is the Chair aware of any rule of the House which would provide a nexus between this legislation and the tax bill except for the fact that Birch Bayh at one time was a child?

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton).

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, I simply want to say, I will not choose to characterize a sitting Member of the United States Senate favorably or unfavorably. I would note historically that Senator Bayh did vote in favor of the tax package which has been discussed here today.

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of S. 763, a bill to designate the federal building located at 46 East Ohio St. in Indianapolis as the ``Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse.'' This bill has strong bipartisan support and each member of the Indiana delegation is a co-sponsor. The bill was also introduced during the last Congress, but unfortunately, it stalled at the end of the last term. I urge the 108th Congress to enact this legislation so that we may properly honor Birch Bayh.

Birch Bayh was born on January 22, 1928, in Terre Haute, Indiana. He attended public schools in Indiana and joined the Army in 1946. In 1954, he was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives where he served for eight years, including terms as Minority Leader and later, as Speaker of the House. He is a graduate of both Purdue University and the Indiana University School of Law.

In 1962, when he was only 34 years old, Birch Bayh was elected to the first of three terms in the U.S. Senate. Senator Bayh quickly became a leader on issues of education, equal rights, and Constitutional law. As Chairman of the Constitutional Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Bayh authored two amendments to the Constitution: the 25th Amendment, which sets forth the order of Presidential succession, and the 26th Amendment, which lowers the voting age from 21 to 18 years of age. It should go without saying that authorship of two constitutional amendments is a remarkable achievement. In addition, Senator Bayh was a strong supporter of two landmark pieces of legislation--the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. He was also highly instrumental in enacting the Juvenile Justice Act, which mandates the separation of juvenile offenders from adult prison populations.

Throughout his career, Senator Bayh was a strong champion for the rights of women, children, and minorities. He authored Title IX to the Higher Education Act, which ensures equal opportunities for women students and faculty in our Nation's schools. One result of this legislation is that women's sports teams have been given unprecedented opportunities to excel. To give just one example, the University of Minnesota-Duluth women's hockey team has excelled in the sport and has won the past three consecutive NCAA championships. It is proper that, as we honor Senator Bayh today, we should remember his commitment to equal opportunity and ensure that the Title IX funding mandates remain strong, especially in light of recent proposals to undercut this important piece of legislation.

Since leaving the Senate in the 1980s, Senator Bayh has continued his commitment to public service. He serves as a member of the William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, National Institute Against Prejudice and Violence, and the University of Virginia's Miller Center Commission on Presidential Disability and the 25th Amendment.

I urge my colleagues to support S. 763 and to honor the contributions of Senator Birch Bayh to his home state of Indiana and to our Nation.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume, and I thank the gentleman from New Mexico.

Mr. Speaker, Senate bill 763 is a bill that designates the Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Indianapolis, Indiana as the Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse. Our senior Senator from Indiana, Senator Lugar, who heads the Foreign Relations Committee in the Senate, was so kind and gentle enough

to usher Senate bill 763 through the United States Senate. I had introduced the House version of this bill, H.R. 1082, which is cosponsored by the entire Indiana delegation.

Born to two schoolteachers in Shirkeyville, Indiana, but also call Terre Haute, Shirkeyville on January 22, 1928, he began his political career at the young age of 26 with his election to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1958. Having been a citizen of that State for many years, I grew to admire and respect the kind of leadership that the Senator displayed in the Indiana House of Representatives. Senator Bayh rose to become minority leader in 1957 and then went on to become Speaker of the House in 1959.

In 1962 he entered the United States Senate and distinguished himself on the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee on the Judiciary. His expertise in constitutional law led him to author two amendments to the Constitution, the 25th amendment on Presidential and Vice Presidential successions which was ratified in 1967, and the 26th amendment lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years of age, which was ratified in 1971. No lawmaker since the Founding Fathers has successfully authored two amendments to the United States Constitution.

In addition to his constitutional work, Senator Bayh wrote landmark legislation on behalf of women. He authored Title 9 of the Higher Education Act, which provided equal opportunities for women, students, and faculty. He also worked diligently on the Juvenile Justice Act and played an integral role in the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

At present, Senator Bayh is a partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Venable, Baetjer, Howard and Civiletti.

As a member of the Government Division's Legislative Group, he counsels corporate interests with business before all three branches of government, helping them to affect pending law, build coalitions, advance their causes, and to ensure that their voices and interests are considered in the public dialogue.

Senator Bayh also continues to work on behalf of his long-held passions of education, citizens' rights, and the fight against bias, bigotry, and racism in America. Senator Birch Bayh is respected and admired throughout the State of Indiana and the Nation as a man of dedication and unwavering principles.

This designation, Mr. Speaker, is a most fitting tribute to the outstanding career of a devoted and thoughtful and committed public servant.

Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.