IB House Calendar No. 97 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1264 [Report No. 112–325] 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 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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Findings
Congress finds as follows: (1)The Federal Government has the responsibility to honor and recognize Americans who have positively impacted the welfare of other Americans. (2)Monroe Dunaway Anderson, born in Jackson, Tennessee, in 1873, was one of the United States’ most successful agri-businessmen and respected philanthropists. (3)Monroe Dunaway Anderson, also known as M.D. Anderson, attended public schools in Jackson, Tennessee. (4)After attending college in Memphis, Tennessee, M.D. Anderson returned to Jackson, Tennessee, to work at the People’s National Bank. (5)In 1904, M.D. Anderson, his older brother Frank Anderson, along with Will Clayton, established a partnership, Anderson, Clayton, and Company, to buy and sell cotton in Jackson, Tennessee. (6)In 1945, Anderson, Clayton, and Company was called the largest buyer, seller, storer, and shipper of raw cotton in the world by Fortune Magazine. (7)In 1936, M.D. Anderson established the M.D. Anderson Foundation. This foundation funded the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center which grew into the largest medical complex in the world, the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. (8)M.D. Anderson’s positive impact in the cotton trade is still being felt by the cotton businesses in and around Jackson, Tennessee, and throughout the world. (9)M.D. Anderson and his foundation’s imprint on medical research, education, and agri-business should be memorialized in the town of his birth, Jackson, Tennessee, and deems recognition.
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M.D. Anderson Plaza
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Designation
The property in between the United States Federal Courthouse and the Ed Jones Building located at 109 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, shall be known and designated as the M.D. Anderson Plaza. (b)
Marker and Statues Authorized
West Tennessee Health Care Foundation is hereby authorized to install in a prominent location on that portion of the Plaza under the jurisdiction of the General Services Administration— (1)a Tennessee State Historical Society marker recognizing the outstanding achievements in business and philanthropy on the grounds between the Federal Courthouse and the Ed Jones Building; and (2)a life-sized statue depicting M.D. Anderson, and 3 bust statues depicting Will Clayton, Ben Clayton, and Frank Anderson, with information recognizing persons who donated funds for the manufacturing of the statues. (c)
Design of marker
The marker authorized by subsection (b)(1) shall be at least 42 inches in height. (d)
Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds
No Federal funds may be expended to design the marker, to acquire the marker, to prepare the sight selected for the marker, to install the marker, or to maintain the marker or the statues authorized in subsection (b).
December 12, 2011 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed