House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-85
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.
Became law on Jan 3, 2012.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 30, 2011
- Committee actionJun 22, 2011
- Passed HouseDec 14, 2011 · 418–1
- Passed SenateDec 17, 2011 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 23, 2011
- Became lawJan 3, 2012
Latest action: Jan 3, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-85.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1264.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1264, 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 histor” on June 28, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 22, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 28, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41556
- CBO publication date
- June 28, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1264, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1264
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-325 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on December 12, 2011.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 12, 2011 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/325
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1264, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1264
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FINCHER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2107):Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 Article IV, Section 3, Clausde 2.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
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- H.R. 1264, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1264
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Al Green (D-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX).
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Sponsor’s state and district
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