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Whereas in 1980, President Carter signed the Energy Secu-
rity 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 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 Cen-
ter and its staff worked tirelessly in efforts to resolve 
conflict, promote democracy, protect human rights, and 
prevent disease, most notably contributing to the eradi-
cation of Guinea worm disease; 
Whereas President Carter and the Carter Center have en-
gaged 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 Pres-
idential Center and the Jimmy Carter Library and Mu-
seum 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 Com-
mittee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to President Car-
ter ‘‘for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful so-
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 
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 great- 
grandchildren; 
Whereas, on February 18, 2023, President Carter decided to 
spend his remaining time at home with his family and re-
ceive 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 in-
tegrity, humility, and an unwavering commitment to jus-
tice, championing human rights, prioritizing diplomacy, 
and fighting tirelessly for marginalized communities, 
leaving a legacy of moral leadership: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) expresses its appreciation for the profound 
public service of President Jimmy Carter; 
(2) expresses its deep sympathy to the children 
of President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn 
Carter and to the entire family and loved ones of the 
former President; and 
(3) directs the Clerk of the House to transmit 
a copy of this resolution to the family of President 
Jimmy Carter. 
Æ 
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