Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HCR0015 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE CONCURRENT
4	4	RESOLUTION No. ____
5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION
6	6	A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the late U.S.
7	7	President Jimmy Carter.
8	8	Pryor, Andrade, Bartlett, Bauer M, Boy, Burton,
9	9	Campbell, Dant Chesser, DeLaney, Dvorak,
10	10	Errington, Garcia Wilburn, GiaQuinta, Gore,
11	11	Hamilton, Harris, Hatcher, Jackson C,
12	12	Johnson B, Klinker, Miller K, Moed, Moseley,
13	13	Pack, Pfaff, Pierce M, Porter, Shackleford,
14	14	Smith V, Summers, Clere, Commons, Engleman,
15	15	Genda, Heaton, Isa, Jeter, Jordan, King,
16	16	Manning, May, Miller D, Olthoff, Patterson,
17	17	Pierce K, Rowray, Soliday, Thompson
18	18	_______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on
19	19	20252993
20	20	2025 HC 1014/DI 140 Introduced
21	21	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
22	22	HOUSE CONCURRENT
23	23	RESOLUTION No. ____
24	24	1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION honoring the late U.S.
25	25	2 President Jimmy Carter.
26	26	3 Whereas, U.S. President Jimmy Carter was born James Earl
27	27	4 Carter, Jr., on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia;
28	28	5 Whereas, President Carter graduated from Plains High
29	29	6 School in 1941, studied at Georgia Southwestern College and
30	30	7 the Georgia Institute of Technology, and graduated with
31	31	8 distinction in the top ten percent of his class at the United
32	32	9 States Naval Academy in 1946;
33	33	10 Whereas, President Carter married Rosalynn Smith on July
34	34	11 7, 1946, and they later had four children, 12 grandchildren,
35	35	12 and 14 great-grandchildren;
36	36	13 Whereas, President Carter rose to the rank of Lieutenant in
37	37	14 the United States Navy submarine service, where he was
38	38	15 assigned to the elite nuclear submarine program;
39	39	16 Whereas, President Carter resigned from the Navy after his
40	40	17 father's passing in 1953, returning to his hometown to run his
41	41	18 family's peanut farm and warehouse;
42	42	19 Whereas, President Carter began his career of public service
43	43	20 in leadership positions in Sumter County, Georgia, before
44	44	21 being elected to serve two terms in the Georgia State Senate
45	45	22 from 1963 to 1967;
46	46	23 Whereas, President Carter was elected the 76th Governor of
47	47	24 Georgia in 1971 and served until 1975;
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49	49	1 Whereas, The people of the United States elected Jimmy
50	50	2 Carter to serve as the 39th President of the United States from
51	51	3 1977 to 1981;
52	52	4 Whereas, In September 1978, President Carter brokered the
53	53	5 Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel, which
54	54	6 established a framework for a historic peace treaty between the
55	55	7 two countries;
56	56	8 Whereas, In October 1978, President Carter signed the Civil
57	57	9 Service Reform Act of 1978 that established the Office of
58	58	10 Personnel Management in the executive branch, created the
59	59	11 Senior Executive Service, and codified federal labor relations
60	60	12 for non-postal federal employees;
61	61	13 Whereas, The United States and the People's Republic of
62	62	14 China established official diplomatic relations for the first time
63	63	15 under President Carter's administration;
64	64	16 Whereas, President Carter worked with Congress to create
65	65	17 the Department of Education and the Department of Energy;
66	66	18 Whereas, In 1979, President Carter successfully negotiated
67	67	19 the second Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty (SALT II) with
68	68	20 the Soviet Union to restrict the nuclear forces of both countries;
69	69	21 Whereas, After leaving the White House, President Carter
70	70	22 served as a professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia,
71	71	23 and co-founded, with his wife, The Carter Center to alleviate
72	72	24 human suffering and advance human rights by strengthening
73	73	25 democracy, resolving conflicts, fighting tropical diseases, and
74	74	26 improving access to mental health care worldwide;
75	75	27 Whereas, The Carter Center has engaged in conflict
76	76	28 mediation in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, South America,
77	77	29 the Caribbean, and Asia, led efforts that have nearly eradicated
78	78	30 the Guinea worm disease and eliminated several other tropical
79	79	31 diseases in regions of Africa and the Americas, improved
80	80	32 mental health care, faithfully observed more than 100 elections
81	81	33 in 40 countries to strengthen democracy worldwide, and
82	82	34 promoted international human rights;
83	83	35 Whereas, President Carter was a dedicated volunteer with
84	84	36 Habitat for Humanity and co-led the Jimmy and Rosalynn
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86	86	1 Carter Work Project for over 30 years, working on
87	87	2 approximately 4,400 homes in 14 countries to build affordable
88	88	3 housing;
89	89	4 Whereas, President Carter received the United Nations
90	90	5 Human Rights Prize in 1998;
91	91	6 Whereas, President Carter and Rosalynn Carter jointly
92	92	7 received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999 for their
93	93	8 contributions toward advancing peace, human rights, and
94	94	9 health globally;
95	95	10 Whereas, In 2002, President Carter was awarded the Nobel
96	96	11 Peace Prize for his decades of work in international conflict
97	97	12 resolution, human rights, and economic and social
98	98	13 development, making him one of only four U.S. presidents to
99	99	14 receive the prize;
100	100	15 Whereas, President Carter passed away on December 29,
101	101	16 2024, at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family;
102	102	17 Whereas, President Carter lived to be 100 years old, longer
103	103	18 than any other U.S. president; and
104	104	19 Whereas, President Carter leaves behind an honorable legacy
105	105	20 of humanitarian work and a shining example of a lifetime of
106	106	21 service: Therefore,
107	107	22 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives
108	108	23 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana,
109	109	24 the Senate concurring:
110	110	25 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly honors the
111	111	26 life and legacy of U.S. President Jimmy Carter and commends
112	112	27 his life-long career of public service, humanitarian leadership,
113	113	28 diplomacy, and courageous advocacy.
114	114	29 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
115	115	30 Representatives shall transmit a copy of this resolution to State
116	116	31 Representative Cherrish Pryor for distribution.
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