IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 910 
Honoring the life of First Lady Rosalynn Carter. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 5, 2023 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. FERGUSON, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. MCCORMICK, 
Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. COLLINS, 
Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, and Ms. 
GREENE of Georgia) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life of First Lady Rosalynn Carter. 
Whereas Rosalynn Carter was born Eleanor Rosalynn Smith 
on August 18, 1927, in Plains, Georgia; 
Whereas, as a student, Rosalynn Carter excelled in her aca-
demic studies, graduating as valedictorian of her class at 
Plains High School and from Georgia Southwestern Col-
lege in 1946; 
Whereas Rosalynn Carter married James Earl ‘‘Jimmy’’ Car-
ter, 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; 
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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 Car-
ter 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 Car-
ter 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 pro-
moting democracy worldwide; 
Whereas Rosalynn Carter remained devoted to her mental 
health work, establishing The Carter Center’s Mental 
Health Program to reduce the stigma around mental ill-
ness 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 enthusi-
astic volunteers for Habitat for Humanity, working on 
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over 4,000 homes in 14 countries during their 35 years 
of volunteering; 
Whereas Rosalynn Carter and President Carter jointly re-
ceived the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999, mak-
ing them one of few married couples to receive the high-
est 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-grand-
children; Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) mourns the passing of First Lady Rosalynn 
Carter and extends its sympathies to her husband, 
President Carter, and her family; and 
(2) honors the life of First Lady Rosalynn Car-
ter and her contributions to the United States of 
America. 
Æ 
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