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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1264 

To designate the property between the United States Federal Courthouse 

and the Ed Jones Building located at 109 South Highland Avenue 

in Jackson, Tennessee, as the ‘‘M.D. Anderson Plaza’’ and to authorize 

the placement of a historical/identification marker on the grounds recognizing the achievements and philanthropy of M.D. Anderson. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 30, 2011 

Mr. FINCHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To designate the property between the United States Federal 

Courthouse and the Ed Jones Building located at 109 

South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the 

‘‘M.D. Anderson Plaza’’ and to authorize the placement 

of a historical/identification marker on the grounds recognizing the achievements and philanthropy of M.D. Anderson. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds as follows: 


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1 (1) The Federal Government has the responsi2 bility to honor and recognize Americans who have 

3 positively impacted the welfare of other Americans. 

4 (2) Monroe Dunaway Anderson, born in Jack5 son, Tennessee, in 1873, was one of the United 

6 States’ most successful agri-businessmen and re7 spected philanthropists. 

8 (3) Monroe Dunaway Anderson, also known as 

9 M.D. Anderson, attended public schools in Jackson, 

10 Tennessee. 

11 (4) After attending college in Memphis, Ten12 nessee, M.D. Anderson returned to Jackson, Ten13 nessee, to work at the People’s National Bank. 

14 (5) In 1904, M.D. Anderson, his older brother 

15 Frank Anderson, along with Will Clayton, estab16 lished a partnership, Anderson, Clayton, and Com17 pany, to buy and sell cotton in Jackson, Tennessee. 

18 (6) In 1945, Anderson, Clayton, and Company 

19 was called the largest buyer, seller, storer, and ship20 per of raw cotton in the world by Fortune Magazine. 

21 (7) In 1936, M.D. Anderson established the 

22 M.D. Anderson Foundation. This foundation funded 

23 the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center which grew into 

24 the largest medical complex in the world, the Texas 

25 Medical Center in Houston, Texas. 


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1 (8) M.D. Anderson’s positive impact in the cot2 ton trade is still being felt by the cotton businesses 

3 in and around Jackson, Tennessee, and throughout 

4 the world. 

5 (9) M.D. Anderson and his foundation’s imprint 

6 on medical research, education, and agri-business 

7 should be memorialized in the town of his birth, 

8 Jackson, Tennessee, and deems recognition. 

9 SEC. 2. M.D. ANDERSON PLAZA. 

10 (a) DESIGNATION.—The property in between the 

11 United States Federal Courthouse and the Ed Jones 

12 Building located at 109 South Highland Avenue in Jack13 son, Tennessee, shall be known and designated as the 

14 ‘‘M.D. Anderson Plaza’’. 

15 (b) MARKER AND STATUES AUTHORIZED.—West 

16 Tennessee Health Care Foundation is hereby authorized 

17 to install in a prominent location on that portion of the 

18 Plaza under the jurisdiction of the General Services Ad19 ministration— 

20 (1) a Tennessee State Historical Society marker 

21 recognizing the outstanding achievements in busi22 ness and philanthropy on the grounds between the 

23 Federal Courthouse and the Ed Jones Building; and 

24 (2) a life-sized statue depicting M.D. Anderson, 

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1 ton, and Frank Anderson, with information recog2 nizing persons who donated funds for the manufac3 turing of the statues. 

4 (c) DESIGN OF MARKER.—The marker authorized by 

5 subsection (b)(1) shall be at least 42 inches in height. 

6 (d) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—No 

7 Federal funds may be expended to design the marker, to 

8 acquire the marker, to prepare the sight selected for the 

9 marker, to install the marker, or to maintain the marker 

10 or the statues authorized in subsection (b). 

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