IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 63 
Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2023, be observed as 
the 133d anniversary of the 1890 Institutions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 29, 2023 
Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 
JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. BROWN, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Ms. SE-
WELL, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. CARTER of Lou-
isiana, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. 
SPANBERGER, and Ms. MCCLELLAN) submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2023, 
be observed as the 133d anniversary of the 1890 Institutions. 
Whereas former Senator Justin Morrill helped lead the pas-
sage of the Second Morrill Act of 1890 on August 30, 
1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), to establish and support 
land-grant institutions for African Americans to attend; 
Whereas the mission of the 1890 Institutions (as defined in 
section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601)) is edu-
cational instruction, agricultural research, and statewide 
extension efforts; 
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Whereas the universities that were founded and form the 
1890 Institutions include— 
(1) Lincoln University, in Missouri, in 1866; 
(2) Alcorn State University, in Mississippi, in 1871; 
(3) University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, in Arkansas, 
in 1873; 
(4) Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical Univer-
sity, in Alabama, in 1875; 
(5) Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical Uni-
versity, in Texas, in 1876; 
(6) Southern University and Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, in Louisiana, in 1880; 
(7) Tuskegee University, in Alabama, in 1881; 
(8) Virginia State University, in Virginia, in 1882; 
(9) Kentucky State University, in Kentucky, in 
1886; 
(10) University of Maryland Eastern Shore, in 
Maryland, in 1886; 
(11) Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 
in Florida, in 1887; 
(12) Central State University, in Ohio, in 1887; 
(13) Delaware State University, in Delaware, in 
1891; 
(14) North Carolina Agricultural and Technical 
State University, in North Carolina, in 1891; 
(15) West Virginia State University, in West Vir-
ginia, in 1891; 
(16) Fort Valley State University, in Georgia, in 
1895; 
(17) South Carolina State University, in South 
Carolina, in 1896; 
(18) Langston University, in Oklahoma, in 1897; 
and 
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(19) Tennessee State University, in Tennessee, in 
1912; 
Whereas collectively, these institutions have over 88,000 un-
dergraduate and graduate students in disciplines includ-
ing— 
(1) agriculture and related sciences; 
(2) computer and information sciences; 
(3) biological and biomedical sciences; 
(4) the physical and social sciences; 
(5) the science, technology, engineering, and mathe-
matics (STEM) areas; and 
(6) other majors and degrees; 
Whereas the Council of 1890 Universities is comprised of the 
19 presidents and chancellors of the universities and pro-
vides leadership to advance the interests of the institu-
tions; 
Whereas the 1890 Association of Research Directors and the 
1890 Association of Extension Administrators, respec-
tively, help lead the university research activities and 
serve the extension needs of communities; 
Whereas the 1890 Universities Foundation was established in 
December 2016 to help facilitate strategic initiatives 
across the 1890 Institutions; 
Whereas in successive farm bills, including the Agriculture 
Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–334), Con-
gress made new Federal investments in the 1890 Institu-
tions, such as— 
(1) the program providing scholarships for students 
at 1890 Institutions under section 1446 of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222a); 
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(2) the recognition of at least 3 Centers of Excel-
lence at 1890 Institutions under section 1673(d) of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 5926(d)); and 
(3) allowing for the carryover of funds for extension 
at 1890 Institutions under section 7114 of the Agri-
culture Improvement of 2018 (Public Law 115–334); 
Whereas, in the ongoing Federal-State partnership to provide 
support for the 19 historically Black 1890 Institutions, 
sections 1444 and 1445 of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3221, 3222), the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 
et seq.), and the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a et 
seq.) require the States to fully match the Federal fund-
ing provided under such provisions of law; 
Whereas Congress through the Inflation Reduction Act (Pub-
lic Law 117–169) and the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328) has provided significant 
Federal funding and resources to support and supple-
ment agricultural research, education, extension, farmer 
and rancher assistance, and facility improvements, as 
well as scholarships and programs that provide intern-
ships and pathways to agricultural sector or Federal em-
ployment for 1890 Institutions; 
Whereas Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate held a full committee hearing in December 
2022 where the president of Alcorn State University tes-
tified on the policy priorities for the 1890 Universities in 
the 2023 farm bill reauthorization process; 
Whereas the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives convened a full committee hearing in June 
2023, where the agriculture dean from the University of 
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Maryland Eastern Shore testified on the importance of 
and issues impacting the 1890 Institutions; and 
Whereas the Department of Agriculture has worked collabo-
ratively with the 1890 Institutions through the USDA– 
1890 Task Force established in 1988, enabling the 1890 
Institutions to work across the Department, and through 
a June 2022 Memorandum of Understanding reaffirming 
and strengthening the ongoing relationship between the 
1890 Institutions community and USDA: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) recognizes the 133 years of significant and 
meaningful contributions the 1890 Institutions have 
made to the United States; 
(2) encourages that the 133d anniversary of the 
1890 Institutions should be observed with Federal 
and State ceremonies and other appropriate events 
around the country; 
(3) celebrates the collaborative work the 19 his-
torically Black 1890 Institutions have undertaken to 
address the agricultural research and extension 
needs of the country; 
(4) supports the efforts of the Department of 
Agriculture and other Federal agencies to build 
stronger partnerships with the 1890 Institutions; 
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(5) encourages the creation of task forces simi-
lar to the USDA–1890 Task Force across other 
Federal agencies; and 
(6) commits to working in a bipartisan way to 
address the past funding and program inequities of 
the 1890 Institutions. 
Æ 
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