IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1424 
Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2024, be observed as 
the 134th anniversary of the 1890 Institutions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 
Ms. ADAMS (for herself and Mr. TURNER) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2024, 
be observed as the 134th anniversary of the 1890 Insti-
tutions. 
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; 
Whereas the universities that were founded and form the 
1890 Institutions include— 
(1) Lincoln University, in Missouri, in 1866; 
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(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 
(19) Tennessee State University, in Tennessee, in 
1912; 
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Whereas the Council of 1890 Universities is comprised of the 
19 presidents and chancellors of such universities and 
provides leadership to advance the interests of the 1890 
Institutions; 
Whereas collectively, such universities 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) physical and social sciences; 
(5) the science, technology, engineering, and mathe-
matics (STEM) areas; and 
(6) other majors and degrees; 
Whereas the 1890 Association of Research Directors and the 
1890 Association of Extension Administrators, respec-
tively, help lead 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); 
(2) the recognition of at least 3 Centers of Excel-
lence at 1890 Institutions under section 1673(d) of the 
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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 has provided significant Federal funding 
and resources to support and supplement agricultural re-
search, education, extension, farmer and rancher assist-
ance, and facility improvements, as well as scholarships 
and programs that provide internships and pathways to 
agricultural sector or Federal employment for 1890 Insti-
tutions; 
Whereas the Department of Agriculture has worked collabo-
ratively with the 1890 Institutions through the USDA– 
1890 Task Force established in 1988, enabling such In-
stitutions to work across the Department of Agriculture, 
and through a June 2022 Memorandum of Under-
standing, has reaffirmed and strengthened the ongoing 
relationship between the 1890 Institutions community 
and the Department of Agriculture; 
Whereas the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of 
Education have worked closely with Governors of the 
States that 1890 Institutions call home to bring attention 
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to, and rectify, funding disparities across the United 
States land-grant system; 
Whereas the Department of Agriculture launched a Nutrition 
Hub in 2023 under the Agricultural Science Center of 
Excellence for Nutrition and Diet for Better Health (AS-
CEND for Better Health) initiative at Southern Univer-
sity, in Louisiana, to be an engine for providing science- 
based, nutrition-related information at the community 
level; 
Whereas the 1890 National Scholars Program of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture awarded 91 scholarships in 2024 to 
students enrolled at 1890 Institutions from rural and un-
derserved communities who study food, agriculture, nat-
ural resource, and other related sciences through the Of-
fice of Partnerships and Public Engagement of the De-
partment of Agriculture; and 
Whereas the Department of Agriculture invested over 
$30,000,000 to 68 projects across all 1890 Institutions 
in 2024 through the National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture’s 1890 Institution Teaching, Research, and Ex-
tension Capacity Building Grants Program that aims to 
support scientific research addressing the Nation’s tough-
est agricultural challenges; 
Whereas the Department of Agriculture, in partnership with 
Congress, has worked with 1890 Institutions and other 
organizations to ensure that disadvantaged farmers and 
ranchers receive the assistance they need to better serve 
their communities; and 
Whereas Central State University, in Ohio, celebrated the 
10th anniversary of its official designation as an 1890 
Institution by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 
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113–79), thereby bringing the 1890 Institutions to 19 in 
number: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That Congress— 
(1) recognizes the 134 years of significant and 
meaningful contributions the 1890 Institutions have 
made to the United States; 
(2) encourages that the 134th anniversary of 
the 1890 Institutions should be observed with Fed-
eral 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; 
(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. 
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