A resolution honoring the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter and commending President Jimmy Carter for his life-long career of public service, humanitarian leadership, diplomacy, and courageous advocacy.

This is a ceremonial Senate resolution honoring the life and legacy of former President Jimmy Carter and commending him for a lifetime of public service, humanitarian leadership, diplomacy, and advocacy. The resolution expresses mourning for his passing, offers condolences to his family, and explicitly states that the Senate honors Carter’s contributions to the United States and the world. It draws on Carter’s biographical timeline—including his early life, military service, governorship, presidency, and post-presidency work—to underscore a broad record of public service and international impact, culminating in recognition of his humanitarian, democratic, and peace-building efforts. The resolution highlights Carter’s major achievements and roles, such as his work on the Camp David Accords, his involvement in civil service reform and federal workforce structure, the establishment of the Office of Personnel Management, the Senior Executive Service, and the creation of the Department of Education and the Department of Energy; his administration’s diplomacy with China and the negotiations of strategic arms limitations with the Soviet Union (SALT II); and his post-presidential leadership through The Carter Center, Habitat for Humanity, and global public health and human rights initiatives. It also notes the numerous honors he received, including the United Nations Human Rights Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Nobel Peace Prize, and remarks on his long life and lasting example of service.