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 Ac-
countability 
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 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 
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; 
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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 Carter 
was recognized as a pragmatic politician, curbing waste-
ful spending while supporting civil rights; 
Whereas Jimmy Carter was sworn in as Georgia’s 76th Gov-
ernor on January 12, 1971; 
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 bureaucracy, making the state govern-
ment lean and efficient through thoughtful spending; 
Whereas Jimmy Carter served as the Democratic National 
Committee campaign chairman for the 1974 congres-
sional and gubernational elections; 
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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; 
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 dependence on oil; increas-
ing the use of renewable energy sources, such as solar en-
ergy; and mandating improved automotive fuel efficiency 
standards; 
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