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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 be-
came 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 en-
gaged 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 Com-
mittee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to President Car-
ter ‘‘for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful so-
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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 sur-
vived by 4 children, 12 grandchildren, and 14 great- 
grandchildren; and 
Whereas, on February 18, 2023, President Carter decided to 
spend his remaining time at home with his family and re-
ceive hospice care: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors the life, achievements, and distin-
guished public service of James ‘‘Jimmy’’ Earl Car-
ter, Jr.; 
(2) recognizes James Earl Carter, Jr., on the 
occasion of his 100th birthday and expresses thanks 
and commendations to him and his family; 
(3) acknowledges the long-lasting impacts of 
James Earl Carter, Jr., and his contributions to the 
State of Georgia, the United States, and the world; 
and 
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(4) establishes the legacy of James Earl Carter, 
Jr., as one of the great leaders and statesmen of the 
United States. 
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