[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 798 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 798

Honoring former President James Earl (Jimmy) Carter on the occasion of 
                           his 80th birthday.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 23, 2004

Mr. Lewis of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Scott of 
    Georgia, Ms. Majette, and Mr. Marshall) submitted the following 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Honoring former President James Earl (Jimmy) Carter on the occasion of 
                           his 80th birthday.

Whereas Jimmy Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, on October 1, 1924;
Whereas Jimmy Carter attended Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia 
        Institute of Technology, and received a B.S. degree from the United 
        States Naval Academy in 1946;
Whereas Jimmy Carter served honorably as a submariner in the United States Navy 
        in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets, working under Admiral Hyman 
        Rickover in the development of the nuclear submarine program;
Whereas Jimmy Carter continued his commitment to public service, serving as 
        Georgia State Senator and Governor of Georgia;
Whereas Jimmy Carter was elected the 39th President of the United States on 
        November 2, 1976;
Whereas Jimmy Carter created both the Departments of Education and Energy and 
        implemented major education policies and a comprehensive national energy 
        program;
Whereas Jimmy Carter oversaw deregulation of the airline, energy and banking 
        industries;
Whereas Jimmy Carter established human rights as a tenet of American foreign 
        policy and pressed nations to uphold basic human rights;
Whereas Jimmy Carter inaugurated diplomatic relations with the People's Republic 
        of China;
Whereas Jimmy Carter successfully negotiated both the Panama Canal and SALT II 
        Treaties;
Whereas Jimmy Carter was instrumental in the negotiation and signing of the Camp 
        David Accord between Israel and Egypt, signaling a new era of peace 
        between those two countries;
Whereas Jimmy Carter has continued his service to his country since leaving the 
        Presidency by championing safe and affordable housing, human rights, and 
        disease prevention;
Whereas Jimmy Carter remains actively committed to promoting peace and democracy 
        abroad, supervising elections in fledgling democracies, and helping to 
        defuse international crises in North Korea, Somalia, and Haiti;
Whereas Jimmy Carter was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for ``his decades of 
        untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, 
        to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and 
        social development''; and
Whereas Jimmy Carter serves as a living international symbol of American 
        integrity and compassion: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors former President 
Jimmy Carter on the occasion of his 80th birthday and extends best 
wishes to him and his family.
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