Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Jimmy Earl Carter Biography and Timeline

Follow Jimmy Earl Carter through 4 dated historical records for United States of America.

Jimmy Earl Carter, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
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1977–1980Years on this page

1977

Community Reinvestment Act

President of USA · Washington · Economy / Banking Industry

Carter signs the Community Reinvestment Act, requiring federal banking regulators including the Federal Reserve to assess how regulated institutions help meet the credit needs of the communities they serve.

Role range: 1977-1981

Federal Reserve Reform Act

President of USA · Washington · Economy / Federal Reserve

Carter signs the Federal Reserve Reform Act, adding explicit monetary-policy objectives and strengthening requirements for the Federal Reserve to report to Congress on its policy plans and performance.

Role range: 1977-1981

1978

Humphrey-Hawkins Act

President of USA · Washington · Government / Democratic Party Government

Carter signs the Humphrey-Hawkins Act, formalising employment and price-stability objectives and requiring regular Federal Reserve testimony to Congress about monetary policy and economic conditions.

Role range: 1977-1981

1980

Monetary Control Act

President of USA · Washington · Government / Democratic Party Government

Carter signs the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act, extending Federal Reserve reserve requirements to all depository institutions and requiring priced access to many Federal Reserve services.

Role range: 1977-1981

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.