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HR 13

A resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for President Jimmy Carter.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Erin Byrnes and 18 co-sponsors

HR 13 formally memorializes Jimmy Carter’s life and public service, recognizing his presidency and humanitarian work without changing laws or spending.

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Bill Summary · HR 13

Summary — HR 13: A resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for President Jimmy Carter

Status: Adopted
Introduced: August 15, 2025
Classification: House resolution (memorial/tribute)

Purpose and intent

HR 13 is a ceremonial resolution adopted by the state House to honor the life, public service, and humanitarian legacy of James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr., the 39th President of the United States. The resolution memorializes his public career (military service, state government, presidency) and his extensive post‑presidential humanitarian, diplomatic, and civic work (including founding the Carter Center and receiving the Nobel Peace Prize).

Key provisions and content

  • Contains a series of "Whereas" clauses summarizing Carter’s biography and accomplishments:
    • Early life (Plains, Georgia), United States Naval Academy graduate, naval service.
    • Service in Georgia state government (state senator, Governor of Georgia).
    • Presidency highlights cited include job creation, environmental leadership, creation of the U.S. Department of Education, and passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
    • Post‑presidential activities: diplomatic envoy, founder of the Carter Center, international humanitarian and conflict‑resolution work, and Nobel Peace Prize (2002).
  • Resolves that the House offers its "highest expression of tribute" to honor President Carter’s memory.
  • Directs that copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Carter family as evidence of the Legislature’s esteem.

Who is affected

  • Primarily symbolic: honors President Carter and his family, and creates an official legislative record of tribute.
  • No changes to law, policy, programs, funding, or regulatory obligations for individuals or entities.

Procedural timeline (selection)

  • Filed: August 15, 2025 (per bill information)
  • Placed on Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions Calendar and laid before the House: August 27, 2025
  • Rules suspended and adopted by the House: August 26–27, 2025
  • Reported enrolled: August 27, 2025

(Note: the official resolution text and associated legislative actions record the resolution’s introduction, readings, and adoption on the dates listed above.)

Sponsors

  • Resolution was offered in the House by Representative Jasper Martus (listed as sponsor in the introduced version) and was adopted with a group of House members joining as co‑sponsors/co‑offered representatives in the adopted version.

Impact and fiscal considerations

  • Purely ceremonial and commemorative. The resolution creates no statutory obligations, regulatory changes, or fiscal impacts.
  • No transfer of funds or programmatic effects; it serves to record the Legislature’s respect and to provide a copy to the Carter family.

Bottom line

HR 13 is a formal, nonbinding memorial resolution adopted by the House to publicly commemorate Jimmy Carter’s life and service and to transmit an official expression of tribute to his family. It records the Legislature’s recognition of his career, accomplishments, and humanitarian legacy.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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