Former President Carter is expected to lie in court next week at the Capitol, after Congressional leaders on Monday announced their intention to ask the House and Senate to pass a resolution authorizing it.
Such resolutions are generally a formality, and the Carter Center accepted the invitation on Monday, following Mr. Carter's death on Sunday at the age of 100.
In a letter to Mr. Carter's son, James Carter III, and the Carter Center, Congressional leaders announced their intention to have the former president lie in state in state in the Capitol Rotunda.
The letter includes House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), Senate Minority Leader-elect John Thune (D), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D). signed by the State of New York). ), also expressed condolences on his death.
Lawmakers intend to place Carter's remains at the Capitol to honor his “longstanding service to our nation” and allow Americans to “pay their respects to President Carter before he is buried.” He said that.
in online postingthe Carter Center said it would accept the invitation.
“Today, in recognition of his long service to our nation, the United States Congress invited the Carter family to have former President Jimmy Carter lie in state as a state guest in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.,” Carter Center said. said in a statement.
“This will provide an opportunity for the American people to pay their respects to President Carter. This invitation is respectfully and gratefully accepted,” he added.
Carter, who turned 100 earlier this year, passed away peacefully on Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia.
Political figures expressed their condolences and praised his life's work.
His death comes more than a year after his wife, Rosalynn Carter, passed away in November 2023.
Carter's funeral will be held in Washington early next month as part of a week-long memorial service. His body will lie in state in the state Tuesday and Wednesday and is scheduled to leave the Capitol early Thursday for the National Cathedral.
After a funeral in Washington, Carter's remains will be returned to Georgia to be buried next to his late wife in his hometown of Plains.
