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H. 3264

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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Scott, Clyburn and Hosey
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3083sl03.doc

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: President Jimmy Carter portrait

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/14/2003  House   Introduced HJ-123
   1/14/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-123

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/14/2003

TO ESTABLISH THE JIMMY CARTER COMMEMORATIVE COMMITTEE TO SELECT AN ARTIST TO PAINT A PORTRAIT OF THE HONORABLE JIMMY CARTER, THIRTY-NINTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TO REQUIRE THE COMMITTEE TO PERFORM CERTAIN OTHER FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING THE RAISING OF PRIVATE FUNDING FOR THE PORTRAIT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PORTRAIT MUST BE PLACED APPROPRIATELY IN THE HALL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON COMPLETION.

Whereas, in 1976, the Democratic Party chose Jimmy Carter, former Governor of Georgia, as its nominee for President, and the American people elected him to that office as its thirty-ninth President, bringing to fruition a most meteoric rise in modern United States politics; and

Whereas, Jimmy Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, on October 1, 1924. He received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy and after graduation in 1946, spent seven years working with Admiral Hyman Rickover on the nuclear submarine program; and

Whereas, in 1953, he returned to rural Georgia and became a successful farmer and businessman. He began his public career on the local school board. He served two terms in the Georgia Senate, and in 1970 was elected Georgia's governor. In his inaugural address, he called for an end to racial discrimination. He was viewed by the national press as a forerunner of the more moderate social and racial attitudes emerging in the New South; and

Whereas, in Jimmy Carter's 1976 presidential campaign, he pledged a more open government which gained support of people who were looking for a change of leadership after the Vietnam War, Watergate scandal, and resignations of a President and Vice President; and

Whereas, the foreign policy accomplishments of his presidency included the signing of the strategic arms limitations treaty in June 1979, setting limits on the numbers of Soviet and U. S. nuclear weapon systems; negotiating the ratification of the return of the Panama Canal to Panama; inaugurating full diplomatic relations with China; and the Camp David peace accords between Israeli Premier Begin and Egyptian President Sadat; and

Whereas, the seizure of American diplomats and embassy employees in Teheran, Iran, in November 1979 was the largest unresolved foreign crisis of Jimmy Carter's presidency; and

Whereas, Jimmy Carter's most significant domestic legislative accomplishment was getting his conservation and energy saving programs through the Congress; and

Whereas, in his post presidency years Jimmy Carter has distinguished himself as a humanitarian, a statesman, and a spokesman for peace and democratic elections worldwide. He exemplifies decency and compassion for his fellow man; and

Whereas, because the portraits of several distinguished Presidents, including George Washington and Franklin D. Roosevelt, have been placed in locations of great honor within the hall of the South Carolina House of Representatives, it is only appropriate that President Jimmy Carter be given the same honor. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives that:

(A)    The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall establish the Jimmy Carter Commemorative Committee to be composed of six members of the House of Representatives and six private citizens, all of whom the Speaker shall appoint. House members may serve on the committee notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8-13-770 of the 1976 Code of Laws. The commemorative committee is established to commission the Jimmy Carter portrait, select a portrait artist, locate an appropriate place in the hall of the House of Representatives for the portrait, and host the unveiling ceremony and reception. The committee shall select a chairman from among its legislative members and a secretary and a finance chairman from the private sector members. Committee members are not entitled to receive the subsistence, mileage, and per diem provided by law for members of state boards, committees, and commissions.

(B)    The committee is empowered and directed to raise private funds and to receive gifts to carry out the purpose for which it is created. In this regard the committee may create a tax-exempt nonprofit organization to receive and disburse funds for the Jimmy Carter portrait. All contributions to the organization are tax deductible.

(C)    The committee established pursuant to this resolution shall complete its fundraising and other tasks within one year of the approval of this resolution. The committee shall provide the Speaker of the House of Representatives with project updates and funding status reports every three months and a final detailed report upon completion of the project. Upon completion of the project, the committee is dissolved.

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