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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 492 

Honoring the life of First Lady Rosalynn Carter. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 7, 2023 

Mr. WARNOCK (for himself, Mr. OSSOFF, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. MCCONNELL, 

Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BRAUN, Mrs. BRITT, 

Mr. BROWN, Mr. BUDD, Ms. BUTLER, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. 

CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. 

COONS, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRAMER, 

Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. 

ERNST, Mr. FETTERMAN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HAGERTY, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. 

HEINRICH, Mr. HICKENLOOPER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDESMITH, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEE, Mr. LUJA ́N, Ms. 

LUMMIS, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MENENDEZ, 

Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. REED, 

Mr. RICKETTS, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROMNEY, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. 

RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCHMITT, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, 

Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. SMITH, 

Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, 

Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. VANCE, Mr. WARNER, Ms. 

WARREN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. WYDEN, 

and Mr. YOUNG) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life of First Lady Rosalynn Carter. 


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Whereas Rosalynn Carter was born Eleanor Rosalynn Smith 

on August 18, 1927, in Plains, Georgia; 

Whereas, as a student, Rosalynn Carter excelled in her academic studies, graduating as valedictorian of her class at 

Plains High School and from Georgia Southwestern College in 1946; 

Whereas Rosalynn Carter married James Earl ‘‘Jimmy’’ Carter Jr. on July 7, 1946; 

Whereas Rosalynn Carter was married to President Jimmy 

Carter for 77 years, and together they had 3 sons, 1 

daughter, 12 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren; 

Whereas Rosalynn Carter served as First Lady of the State 

of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 and First Lady of the 

United States from 1977 to 1981; 

Whereas, as First Lady of the United States, Rosalynn Carter served as a committed partner to President Carter 

throughout his presidency, expanding the role of First 

Lady, sitting in on cabinet meetings, and representing 

the Carter administration on foreign trips; 

Whereas, as First Lady of the United States, Rosalynn Carter advanced mental health care and services for aging 

individuals, pushing for the establishment of community 

mental health centers and becoming the second First 

Lady to testify before Congress when she advocated for 

the passage of the Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 

(Public Law 96-398); 

Whereas Rosalynn Carter and President Carter, after leaving 

the White House, founded The Carter Center with the 

mission of resolving conflict, eradicating disease, and promoting democracy worldwide; 


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Whereas Rosalynn Carter remained devoted to her mental 

health work, establishing The Carter Center’s Mental 

Health Program to reduce the stigma around mental illness and to improve insurance coverage of mental health 

care; 

Whereas, in 1987, Rosalynn Carter founded the Rosalynn 

Carter Institute for Caregivers, in Americus, Georgia, 

with the mission of providing training and support for 

family caregivers, recognizing that everyone will be a 

caregiver or need a caregiver at some point in their lives; 

Whereas Rosalynn Carter and President Carter were enthusiastic volunteers for Habitat for Humanity, working on 

over 4,000 homes in 14 countries during their 35 years 

of volunteering; 

Whereas Rosalynn Carter and President Carter jointly received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999, making them one of few married couples to receive the highest civilian honor in the United States; and 

Whereas Rosalynn Carter leaves behind an honorable legacy 

of humanitarian work and wholehearted commitment to 

her husband, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) mourns the passing of First Lady Rosalynn 

3 Carter and extends its sympathies to her husband, 

4 President Carter, and her family; and 


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1 (2) honors the life of First Lady Rosalynn Car2 ter and her contributions to the United States of 

3 America. 

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