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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. RES. 30
Honoring the life, achievements, legacy, and public service of former President
James Earl ‘‘Jimmy’’ Carter, Jr.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY9, 2025
Ms. W
ILLIAMSof Georgia (for herself, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. CARTERof Georgia,
Mr. J
ACK, Mr. JOHNSONof Georgia, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. MCCORMICK,
Mr. A
USTINSCOTTof Georgia, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. COLLINS, Mr.
L
OUDERMILK, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. DAVIDSCOTTof Georgia, Ms. GREENE
of Georgia, Mrs. W
ATSONCOLEMAN, Mr. KENNEDYof New York, Mr.
D
OGGETT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. COSTA, Ms. NORTON, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr.
T
ONKO, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. MENG, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. WILSONof
Florida, Ms. T
LAIB, Ms. MOOREof Wisconsin, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE,
Mr. J
ACKSONof Illinois, Mr. THOMPSONof Mississippi, Ms. BROWN,
Mrs. C
HERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. MORELLE, Mr.
F
ITZPATRICK, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs.
R
ADEWAGEN, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. CLARKEof New York, Ms. GARCIA
of Texas, Ms. S
TEVENS, Mrs. MCIVER, Mr. SOTO, Mr. FIELDS, Ms.
D
EANof Pennsylvania, Mr. IVEY, Mr. GREENof Texas, Ms. CROCKETT,
Ms. P
ELOSI, Mr. POCAN, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mrs. DINGELL,
Mr. H
UFFMAN, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. MULLIN, Mr.
L
YNCH, Mr. STANTON, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Mr. EVANSof
Pennsylvania, Mr. N
ADLER, Ms. TITUS, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. LIEU,
Mr. N
ORCROSS, Ms. WATERS, Mr. OLSZEWSKI, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms.
S
A´NCHEZ, Mr. CARTERof Louisiana, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr.
G
OLDMANof New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mrs. HAYES, Mrs. TORRESof
California, Mr. V
EASEY, Ms. CASTORof Florida, Mr. FIGURES, Ms.
M
CDONALDRIVET, Mr. BOYLEof Pennsylvania, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI,
Mr. M
ENENDEZ, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. PA-
NETTA, Mr. THOMPSONof California, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. CRAIG, Mr.
C
ASTEN, Mr. TURNERof Texas, Mr. DELUZIO, Ms. FRIEDMAN, Mr.
H
ERNA´NDEZ, Mr. TAKANO, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. BEYER, Mr. LAWLER, Ms.
D
ELAURO, Mr. CARSON, Ms. POU, Mr. CROW, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr.
C
ISNEROS, Ms. SIMON, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. TOKUDA, and Ms. DELBENE)
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform
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RESOLUTION
Honoring the life, achievements, legacy, and public service
of former President James Earl ‘‘Jimmy’’ Carter, Jr.
Whereas, on October 1, 1924, James Earl Carter, Jr., was
born in Plains, Georgia;
Whereas Jimmy Carter was born to James Earl Carter, Sr.,
a peanut farmer and businessowner, and Bessie Lillian
Gordy Carter, a registered nurse who also counseled
Black women on health care issues;
Whereas when he was 4 years old, Jimmy Carter and his
family moved to Archery, Georgia, where his father
farmed and cultivated a variety of crops including corn,
peanuts, cotton, and sugarcane;
Whereas Jimmy Carter lived on his family’s farm until he be-
came the first person from his father’s side of the family
to graduate from high school and departed for college;
Whereas Jimmy Carter studied engineering at Georgia
Southwestern Junior College before joining the Naval
ROTC program at the Georgia Institute of Technology to
continue his engineering studies;
Whereas in 1943, Jimmy Carter was accepted into the Naval
Academy in Annapolis, Maryland;
Whereas Jimmy Carter received a bachelor of science degree
from the United States Naval Academy in 1946;
Whereas Jimmy Carter served as a submariner, serving in
both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets, rising to the rank of
lieutenant;
Whereas Jimmy Carter was chosen by Admiral Hyman Rick-
over for the nuclear submarine program and became one
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of the iconic ‘‘Rickover’s Boys’’, and was assigned to
Schenectady, New York, where he pursued graduate
studies at Union College in reactor technology and nu-
clear physics;
Whereas Jimmy Carter served as senior officer of the
precommissioning crew of the Seawolf, the second nuclear
submarine;
Whereas Jimmy Carter married Rosalynn Smith on July 7,
1946;
Whereas Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter had 4 children, Jack,
James III, Donnel, and Amy Carter;
Whereas in 1953, after the passing of his father, Jimmy Car-
ter resigned from his naval commission and returned with
his family to Plains, Georgia, to take over the Carter
farms;
Whereas Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter worked tirelessly to
successfully resuscitate the family’s farming business,
while becoming active in community politics in Sumter
County, Georgia;
Whereas in 1955, Jimmy Carter won a seat on the Sumter
County Board of Education and eventually became the
Board’s chairman;
Whereas Jimmy Carter won election to the Georgia Senate in
1962;
Whereas, during his tenure as a State senator, Jimmy Car-
ter, was recognized as a pragmatic politician, curbing
wasteful spending while supporting civil rights;
Whereas Jimmy Carter was sworn in as Georgia’s 76th Gov-
ernor on January 12, 1971;
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Whereas, during his tenure as Georgia’s Governor, he pub-
licly called for the end of segregation, and promoted edu-
cation and prison policy reform, while increasing the
number of Black officials in State government;
Whereas his signature accomplishment as Governor was mod-
ernizing Georgia’s State bureaucracy, making the State
government lean and efficient through thoughtful spend-
ing;
Whereas Jimmy Carter served as the Democratic National
Committee campaign chairman for the 1974 congres-
sional and gubernational elections;
Whereas in 1976, Jimmy Carter became the Democratic Par-
ty’s Presidential nominee, with running mate Walter
Mondale, Senator from Minnesota;
Whereas Jimmy Carter was elected President on November
2, 1976;
Whereas Jimmy Carter was known for his genuine connection
to the people he served, famously walking down Pennsyl-
vania Avenue on his inauguration day with his wife
Rosalynn and daughter Amy;
Whereas his foreign policy accomplishments included the
Panama Canal treaties, the Camp David Accords, the
treaty of peace between Egypt and Israel, the SALT II
treaty with the Soviet Union, and the establishment of
United States diplomatic relations with the People’s Re-
public of China;
Whereas, on October 17, 1979, President Carter signed the
Department of Education Organization Act into law,
forming the Department of Education;
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Whereas President Carter encouraged energy conservation ef-
forts and called on every American to reduce their waste
and use energy resources more efficiently;
Whereas, on August 4, 1977, President Carter signed the De-
partment of Energy Organization Act into law, forming
the Department of Energy;
Whereas in 1978, President Carter championed and signed
the National Energy Act which established energy goals,
such as reducing the Nation’s dependency on oil, increas-
ing the use of renewable energy sources, such as solar en-
ergy, and mandating improved automotive mileage stand-
ards to ensure vehicles became more fuel efficient;
Whereas in 1980, President Carter signed the Energy Secu-
rity Act, which offered incentives for private industries to
invest in innovative approaches to renewable energy and
included tax credits to businesses and homeowners;
Whereas President Carter also demonstrated his commitment
to conservation and the protection of wildlife by signing
the Alaska National Interest Conservation Act of 1980
into law, to protect access to public lands and preserve
Alaska Native culture and the State’s wilderness;
Whereas after leaving the White House, President Carter be-
came a University Distinguished Professor at Emory
University in Atlanta, Georgia, and later with his wife,
Rosalynn, founded the Carter Center;
Whereas under President Carter’s leadership, the Carter Cen-
ter and its staff worked tirelessly in efforts to resolve
conflict, promote democracy, protect human rights, and
prevent disease, most notably contributing greatly to the
eradication of Guinea worm disease;
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Whereas President Carter and the Carter Center have en-
gaged in conflict mediation in Ethiopia, Eritrea, North
Korea, Liberia, Haiti, Bosnia, Sudan, the Great Lakes
region of Africa, Sudan and Uganda, Venezuela, Nepal,
Ecuador, Colombia, the Middle East, and Mali;
Whereas under his leadership, the Carter Center has sent
125 election observation missions to the Americas, Africa,
and Asia;
Whereas in 1986, the permanent facilities of the Carter Pres-
idential Center and the Jimmy Carter Library and Mu-
seum were dedicated in his honor;
Whereas in 1987, the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
was dedicated in his honor, and would be designated as
a national historic park in 2021;
Whereas, on December 10, 2002, the Norwegian Nobel Com-
mittee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to President Car-
ter ‘‘for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful so-
lutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy
and human rights, and to promote economic and social
development’’;
Whereas Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter continued to be heavily
involved in their community, volunteering 1 week a year
for Habitat for Humanity to help people in the United
States and in other countries renovate and build homes
for themselves, until 2020;
Whereas Jimmy Carter lived a life deeply committed to his
faith, including teaching Sunday School at Maranatha
Baptist Church in his home of Plains, Georgia, for more
than 40 years;
Whereas at the time of her passing, Rosalynn and Jimmy
Carter had been married for 77 years, and had been
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blessed with 4 children, 12 grandchildren, and 14 great-
grandchildren;
Whereas, on February 18, 2023, President Carter decided to
spend his remaining time at home with his family and re-
ceive hospice care;
Whereas, on December 29, 2024, President Carter passed
away at home in Plains, Georgia; and
Whereas Jimmy Carter led his life and his country with in-
tegrity, humility, and an unwavering commitment to jus-
tice, championing human rights, prioritizing diplomacy,
and fighting tirelessly for marginalized communities,
leaving a legacy of moral leadership: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1
(1) honors the life, achievements, legacy, and 2
distinguished public service of James ‘‘Jimmy’’ Earl 3
Carter, Jr.; 4
(2) is saddened by the death of James Earl 5
Carter, Jr. and expresses its deepest condolences his 6
family; 7
(3) acknowledges the long-lasting impacts of 8
James Earl Carter, Jr., and his contributions to the 9
State of Georgia, the United States, and the world; 10
and 11
(4) establishes the legacy of James Earl Carter, 12
Jr., as one of the great leaders and statesmen of the 13
United States. 14
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