IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 691 
Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2025, be observed as 
the 135th anniversary of the 1890 Institutions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 
Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Mr. TURNER of Ohio, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. CARTER of 
Louisiana, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Ms. MCCLELLAN) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2025, 
be observed as the 135th 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; 
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•HRES 691 IH 
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) The University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, in Ar-
kansas, 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) The 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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•HRES 691 IH 
(2) the recognition of at least 3 centers of excellence 
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 Act 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 in Executive Order 14283 (90 Fed. Reg. 17543; re-
lating to the White House Initiative to Promote Excel-
lence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities), section 3(b)(ii)(C) of such Executive order 
encourages fostering private-sector initiatives and philan-
thropic partnerships to promote centers of academic re-
search and program excellence at historically Black col-
leges and universities, and section 3(b)(ii)(H) of such Ex-
ecutive order encourages States to provide the required 
State matching funds for 1890 Institutions; 
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; 
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•HRES 691 IH 
Whereas, in 2025, Congress provided $60,000,000 in scholar-
ship support for students at 1890 Institutions; 
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; and 
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: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That Congress— 
(1) recognizes the 135 years of significant and 
meaningful contributions the 1890 Institutions have 
made to the United States; 
(2) encourages that the 135th 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; 
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(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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