Jimmy Carter funeral updates: Harris delivers eulogy at Capitol ceremony

New Senator Majority Leader John Thune highlighted former President Jimmy Carter’s work in his 44 years of post-presidency.

Carter dedicated his time to Habitat for Humanity in his effort to provide affordable housing for those in need.

"Jimmy Carter knew that his status as a former president could bring attention to good causes. That’s why he encouraged Habitat to make use of his name and image," Thune said. "But simply lending his name or maybe attending a gala or two wasn’t Jimmy Carter’s style. He was here to get down in the weeds and the dirt, and he did that literally, on numerous Habitat builds."

Carter could even be found on a construction site with a hard hat well into his 90s, Thune noted.

Carter "focused on making the lives of his fellow man better," he said.

Former President Jimmy Carter’s casket has been placed on the Lincoln catafalque in the Rotunda, a stand that has been used for most memorial services at the Capitol, dating back to President Abraham Lincoln.

A service for the 39th president will begin momentarily.

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Supreme Court justices, members of Congress and ambassadors are among the dignitaries in attendance.

The House canceled Wednesday votes in observance of former President Jimmy Carter lying in state at the Capitol.

The 39th president will lie in state at the Capitol from Tuesday evening to Thursday morning for the public to pay respects.

The next votes in the House will be Thursday at 11:45 a.m., according to Majority Leader Steve Scalise.

The Carter family and surviving members of former President Jimmy Carter’s Cabinet have gathered at the top of the steps of the Capitol to serve as honorary pallbearers and help bring Carter’s casket inside the Capitol.