IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1627 

Honoring the life, achievements, legacy, and public service of former President 

James Earl ‘‘Jimmy’’ Carter, Jr. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 31, 2024 

Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia (for herself, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mrs. WATSON

COLEMAN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. COSTA, 

Ms. NORTON, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. TONKO, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. MENG, Ms. 

WILSON of Florida, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. PORTER, Ms. 

MOORE of Wisconsin, and Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

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 business owner, 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 


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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 became one 

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 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 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 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 Jimmy Carter was known for his genuine connection 

to the people he served, famously walking down Pennsylvania 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 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 dependence on oil; increasing the use of renewable energy sources, such as solar energy; and mandating improved automotive fuel efficiency 

standards; 


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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; 

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 Alaska’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, most notably contributing to the eradication of Guinea worm disease; 

Whereas President Carter and the Carter Center have engaged 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 Presidential Center and the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum were dedicated in his honor; 


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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 solutions 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 

until 2020 for Habitat for Humanity to help people in 

the United States and in other countries renovate and 

build homes for themselves; 

Whereas at the time of her passing, Rosalynn and Jimmy 

Carter had been married for 77 years and had been 

blessed with 4 children, 12 grandchildren, and 14 greatgrandchildren; 

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

spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive 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 integrity, humility, and an unwavering commitment to justice, championing human rights, prioritizing diplomacy, 

and fighting tirelessly for marginalized communities, 

leaving a legacy of moral leadership: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) expresses its appreciation for the profound 

2 public service of President Jimmy Carter; 

3 (2) expresses its deep sympathy to the children 

4 of President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn 

5 Carter and to the entire family and loved ones of the 

6 former President; and 

7 (3) directs the Clerk of the House to transmit 

8 a copy of this resolution to the family of President 

9 Jimmy Carter. 

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