HR 11
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Date of Hearing: February 18, 2025
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Blanca Pacheco, Chair
HR 11 (Aguiar-Curry) – As Amended February 11, 2025
SUBJECT: President Jimmy Carter Day.
SUMMARY: Recognizes December 29, 2025, and each December 29 annually thereafter, as
President Jimmy Carter Day, to honor President Jimmy Carter’s legacy and his actions to build,
preserve, and ensure affordable home ownership for all of California’s families. Specifically,
this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1) Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, dedicated his post-presidency to
advancing humanitarian causes, including his unwavering commitment to affordable housing
through his partnership with Habitat for Humanity.
2) For more than 35 years, President Jimmy Carter exemplified his steadfast belief that the
power of service and volunteerism can transform lives and communities and acted as a strong
voice and champion for affordable, decent housing for every American.
3) President and Mrs. Carter have been referred to by many as Habitat for Humanity’s most
famous volunteers during the 35 years they helped build decent and affordable housing with
the organization, personally hosting Habitat for Humanity’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
Work Project through 2019.
4) The Carters brought the Carter Work Project to the State of California on four occasions: to
San Diego in 1990, to Los Angeles in 1995 and 2007, and to the East Bay in 2013. Since
1984, the Carter Work Project has touched lives around the world by inspiring more than
108,000 volunteers to help build, renovate, and repair 4,447 homes in 14 countries.
5) In California, thousands of community leaders, volunteers, and donors across all regions
have been inspired to join Habitat for Humanity’s efforts.
6) Home ownership fosters stability, strengthens communities, increases educational outcomes
for children, and builds generational wealth, addressing systemic inequities and creating
pathways for families to thrive.
7) President Carter’s advocacy for affordable home ownership amplifies California’s ongoing
efforts to uplift families and ensure all residents have access to home ownership.
FISCAL EFFECT: This resolution is keyed non-fiscal by Legislative Counsel.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
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Opposition
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