President Jimmy Carter Congressional Gold Medal Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1369 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1369 To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to former President Jimmy Carter in recognition of his service to the Nation. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Mr. Bishop (for himself, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Norcross, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Jack, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Norton, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Khanna, and Mr. Cleaver) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to former President Jimmy Carter in recognition of his service to the Nation. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``President Jimmy Carter Congressional Gold Medal Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) President Jimmy Carter served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. (2) President Jimmy Carter, whose full name is James Earl Carter, Jr., was born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia, a small farming town. (3) President Carter graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1946 and actively served as a submarine officer for 7 years. He served in the Navy Reserve for another 8 years, separating from the Navy with the rank of Lieutenant in 1961. (4) President Carter married his wife and life partner of 77 years, Rosalynn Smith, on July 7th, 1946, in Plains, Georgia. (5) President Carter entered state politics in 1962 and was elected to the Georgia State Senate from the 14th District in 1963. He