[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 202 (Thursday, December 7, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5854]
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 492--HONORING THE LIFE OF THE FIRST LADY ROSALYNN 
                                 CARTER

  Mr. WARNOCK (for himself, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McConnell, Ms. 
Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Brown, Mr. Budd, Ms. 
Butler, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, 
Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
Durbin, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. 
Heinrich, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, 
Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. 
Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
Mullin, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Paul, 
Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Mr. Romney, Ms. Rosen, 
Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Scott 
of Florida, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Sinema, Ms. 
Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, 
Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Vance, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Young) submitted 
the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 492

       Whereas Rosalynn Carter was born Eleanor Rosalynn Smith on 
     August 18, 1927, in Plains, Georgia;
       Whereas, as a student, Rosalynn Carter excelled in her 
     academic studies, graduating as valedictorian of her class at 
     Plains High School and from Georgia Southwestern College in 
     1946;
       Whereas Rosalynn Carter married James Earl ``Jimmy'' Carter 
     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;
       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 
     Carter 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 
     Carter 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 promoting 
     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 illness 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 
     enthusiastic volunteers for Habitat for Humanity, working on 
     over 4,000 homes in 14 countries during their 35 years of 
     volunteering;
       Whereas Rosalynn Carter and President Carter jointly 
     received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999, making 
     them one of few married couples to receive the highest 
     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-grandchildren; 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (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 Carter and her 
     contributions to the United States of America.

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