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House Calendar No. 97 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1264 

[Report No. 112–325] 

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 

DECEMBER 12, 2011 

Additional sponsors: Mr. OLSON, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, and Mr. AL

GREEN of Texas 

DECEMBER 12, 2011 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 


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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. 


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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: 

5 (1) The Federal Government has the responsi6 bility to honor and recognize Americans who have 

7 positively impacted the welfare of other Americans. 

8 (2) Monroe Dunaway Anderson, born in Jack9 son, Tennessee, in 1873, was one of the United 

10 States’ most successful agri-businessmen and re11 spected philanthropists. 

12 (3) Monroe Dunaway Anderson, also known as 

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

14 Tennessee. 

15 (4) After attending college in Memphis, Ten16 nessee, M.D. Anderson returned to Jackson, Ten17 nessee, to work at the People’s National Bank. 

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

19 Frank Anderson, along with Will Clayton, estab20 lished a partnership, Anderson, Clayton, and Com21 pany, to buy and sell cotton in Jackson, Tennessee. 

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

23 was called the largest buyer, seller, storer, and ship24 per of raw cotton in the world by Fortune Magazine. 


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

2 M.D. Anderson Foundation. This foundation funded 

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

4 the largest medical complex in the world, the Texas 

5 Medical Center in Houston, Texas. 

6 (8) M.D. Anderson’s positive impact in the cot7 ton trade is still being felt by the cotton businesses 

8 in and around Jackson, Tennessee, and throughout 

9 the world. 

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

11 on medical research, education, and agri-business 

12 should be memorialized in the town of his birth, 

13 Jackson, Tennessee, and deems recognition. 

14 SEC. 2. M.D. ANDERSON PLAZA. 

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

16 United States Federal Courthouse and the Ed Jones 

17 Building located at 109 South Highland Avenue in Jack18 son, Tennessee, shall be known and designated as the 

19 ‘‘M.D. Anderson Plaza’’. 

20 (b) MARKER AND STATUES AUTHORIZED.—West 

21 Tennessee Health Care Foundation is hereby authorized 

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

23 Plaza under the jurisdiction of the General Services Ad24 ministration— 


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1 (1) a Tennessee State Historical Society marker 

2 recognizing the outstanding achievements in busi3 ness and philanthropy on the grounds between the 

4 Federal Courthouse and the Ed Jones Building; and 

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

6 and 3 bust statues depicting Will Clayton, Ben Clay7 ton, and Frank Anderson, with information recog8 nizing persons who donated funds for the manufac9 turing of the statues. 

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

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

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

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

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

15 marker, to install the marker, or to maintain the marker 

16 or the statues authorized in subsection (b). 


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House Calendar No. 97 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1264 

[Report No. 112–325] 

A BILL 

To designate the property between the United 

M.D. Anderson. ognizing the achievements and philanthropy of torical/identification marker on the grounds recPlaza’’ and to authorize the placement of a hisin Jackson, Tennessee, as the ‘‘M.D. Anderson Building located at 109 South Highland Avenue States Federal Courthouse and the Ed Jones 

DECEMBER 12, 2011 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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