IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1530 

Recognizing the life, achievements, and public service of former President 

James Earl ‘‘Jimmy’’ Carter, Jr., on the occasion of his 100th birthday. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 1, 2024 

Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia (for herself, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP

of Georgia, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. AUSTIN

SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mrs. BICE, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. 

COURTNEY, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

KHANNA, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. LAWLER, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. CARSON, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. 

MOULTON, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SWALWELL, 

Mr. THANEDAR, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mrs. MCBATH, Mrs. RAMIREZ, 

and Ms. WILSON of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the life, achievements, and public service of 

former President James Earl ‘‘Jimmy’’ Carter, Jr., on 

the occasion of his 100th birthday. 

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; 


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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 became 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 Rickover for the nuclear submarine program, and was assigned to Schenectady, New York, where he pursued 

graduate studies at Union College in reactor technology 

and nuclear 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; 


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Whereas, in 1953, after the passing of his father, Jimmy 

Carter 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 Carter, was recognized as a pragmatic politician, curbing 

wasteful spending all while supporting civil rights; 

Whereas Jimmy Carter was sworn in as Georgia’s 76th Governor on January 12, 1971; 

Whereas, during his tenure as Georgia’s Governor, he publicly called for the end of segregation, and promoted education and prison policy reform, while increasing the 

number of Black officials in State government; 

Whereas his signature accomplishment as Governor was modernizing Georgia’s State bureaucracy, making the State 

government lean and efficient through thoughtful spending; 

Whereas Jimmy Carter served as the Democratic National 

Committee campaign chairman for the 1974 congressional and gubernational elections; 


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Whereas, in 1976, Jimmy Carter became the Democratic 

Party’s Presidential nominee, with running mate Walter 

Mondale, Senator from Minnesota; 

Whereas Jimmy Carter was elected President on November 

2, 1976; 

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 Republic of China; 

Whereas, on October 17, 1979, President Carter signed the 

Department of Education Organization Act into law, 

forming the Department of Education; 

Whereas President Carter encouraged energy conservation efforts and called on every American to reduce their waste 

and use energy resources more efficiently; 

Whereas, on August 4, 1977, President Carter signed the Department 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, increasing the use of renewable energy sources, such as solar energy, and mandating improved automotive mileage standards to ensure vehicles became more fuel efficient; 

Whereas, in 1980, President Carter signed the Energy Security Act, which offered incentives for private industries to 

invest in innovative approaches to renewable energy and 

included tax credits to businesses and homeowners; 


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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 became 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 

Center and its staff worked tirelessly in efforts to resolve 

conflict, promote democracy, protect human rights, and 

prevent disease and other afflictions; 

Whereas President Carter and the Carter Center have engaged in conflict mediation in Ethiopia and Eritrea, 

North Korea, Liberia, Haiti, Bosnia, Sudan, the Great 

Lakes region of Africa, Sudan and Uganda, Venezuela, 

Nepal, Ecuador and Colombia, the Middle East, and 

Mali; 

Whereas, under his leadership, the Carter Center has sent 

114 election observation missions to the Americas, Africa, 

and Asia; 

Whereas, in 1986, the permanent facilities of the Carter 

Presidential Center and the Jimmy Carter Library and 

Museum 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 Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to President Carter ‘‘for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful soVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:12 Oct 01, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR1530.IH HR1530

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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, at the time of her passing, Rosalynn and Jimmy 

Carter had been married for 77 years, and she was survived by 4 children, 12 grandchildren, and 14 greatgrandchildren; and 

Whereas, on February 18, 2023, President Carter decided to 

spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) honors the life, achievements, and distin3 guished public service of James ‘‘Jimmy’’ Earl Car4 ter, Jr.; 

5 (2) recognizes James Earl Carter, Jr., on the 

6 occasion of his 100th birthday and expresses thanks 

7 and commendations to him and his family; 

8 (3) acknowledges the long-lasting impacts of 

9 James Earl Carter, Jr., and his contributions to the 

10 State of Georgia, the United States, and the world; 

11 and 


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1 (4) establishes the legacy of James Earl Carter, 

2 Jr., as one of the great leaders and statesmen of the 

3 United States. 

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