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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. ____
DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the late U.S.
President Jimmy Carter.
Pryor, Andrade, Bartlett, Bauer M, Boy, Burton,
Campbell, Dant Chesser, DeLaney, Dvorak,
Errington, Garcia Wilburn, GiaQuinta, Gore,
Hamilton, Harris, Hatcher, Jackson C,
Johnson B, Klinker, Miller K, Moed, Moseley,
Pack, Pfaff, Pierce M, Porter, Shackleford,
Smith V, Summers, Clere, Commons, Engleman,
Genda, Heaton, Isa, Jeter, Jordan, King,
Manning, May, Miller D, Olthoff, Patterson,
Pierce K, Rowray, Soliday, Thompson
_______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. ____
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION honoring the late U.S.
2 President Jimmy Carter.
3 Whereas, U.S. President Jimmy Carter was born James Earl
4 Carter, Jr., on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia;
5 Whereas, President Carter graduated from Plains High
6 School in 1941, studied at Georgia Southwestern College and
7 the Georgia Institute of Technology, and graduated with
8 distinction in the top ten percent of his class at the United
9 States Naval Academy in 1946;
10 Whereas, President Carter married Rosalynn Smith on July
11 7, 1946, and they later had four children, 12 grandchildren,
12 and 14 great-grandchildren;
13 Whereas, President Carter rose to the rank of Lieutenant in
14 the United States Navy submarine service, where he was
15 assigned to the elite nuclear submarine program;
16 Whereas, President Carter resigned from the Navy after his
17 father's passing in 1953, returning to his hometown to run his
18 family's peanut farm and warehouse;
19 Whereas, President Carter began his career of public service
20 in leadership positions in Sumter County, Georgia, before
21 being elected to serve two terms in the Georgia State Senate
22 from 1963 to 1967;
23 Whereas, President Carter was elected the 76th Governor of
24 Georgia in 1971 and served until 1975;
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1 Whereas, The people of the United States elected Jimmy
2 Carter to serve as the 39th President of the United States from
3 1977 to 1981;
4 Whereas, In September 1978, President Carter brokered the
5 Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel, which
6 established a framework for a historic peace treaty between the
7 two countries;
8 Whereas, In October 1978, President Carter signed the Civil
9 Service Reform Act of 1978 that established the Office of
10 Personnel Management in the executive branch, created the
11 Senior Executive Service, and codified federal labor relations
12 for non-postal federal employees;
13 Whereas, The United States and the People's Republic of
14 China established official diplomatic relations for the first time
15 under President Carter's administration;
16 Whereas, President Carter worked with Congress to create
17 the Department of Education and the Department of Energy;
18 Whereas, In 1979, President Carter successfully negotiated
19 the second Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty (SALT II) with
20 the Soviet Union to restrict the nuclear forces of both countries;
21 Whereas, After leaving the White House, President Carter
22 served as a professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia,
23 and co-founded, with his wife, The Carter Center to alleviate
24 human suffering and advance human rights by strengthening
25 democracy, resolving conflicts, fighting tropical diseases, and
26 improving access to mental health care worldwide;
27 Whereas, The Carter Center has engaged in conflict
28 mediation in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, South America,
29 the Caribbean, and Asia, led efforts that have nearly eradicated
30 the Guinea worm disease and eliminated several other tropical
31 diseases in regions of Africa and the Americas, improved
32 mental health care, faithfully observed more than 100 elections
33 in 40 countries to strengthen democracy worldwide, and
34 promoted international human rights;
35 Whereas, President Carter was a dedicated volunteer with
36 Habitat for Humanity and co-led the Jimmy and Rosalynn
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1 Carter Work Project for over 30 years, working on
2 approximately 4,400 homes in 14 countries to build affordable
3 housing;
4 Whereas, President Carter received the United Nations
5 Human Rights Prize in 1998;
6 Whereas, President Carter and Rosalynn Carter jointly
7 received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999 for their
8 contributions toward advancing peace, human rights, and
9 health globally;
10 Whereas, In 2002, President Carter was awarded the Nobel
11 Peace Prize for his decades of work in international conflict
12 resolution, human rights, and economic and social
13 development, making him one of only four U.S. presidents to
14 receive the prize;
15 Whereas, President Carter passed away on December 29,
16 2024, at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family;
17 Whereas, President Carter lived to be 100 years old, longer
18 than any other U.S. president; and
19 Whereas, President Carter leaves behind an honorable legacy
20 of humanitarian work and a shining example of a lifetime of
21 service: Therefore,
22 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives
23 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana,
24 the Senate concurring:
25 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly honors the
26 life and legacy of U.S. President Jimmy Carter and commends
27 his life-long career of public service, humanitarian leadership,
28 diplomacy, and courageous advocacy.
29 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
30 Representatives shall transmit a copy of this resolution to State
31 Representative Cherrish Pryor for distribution.
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