IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 109 
Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2020, be observed as 
the 130th anniversary of the establishment of the 1890-Institutions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2020 
Mr. WALKER (for himself, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. KHANNA, Mrs. MURPHY of Flor-
ida, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. BLUNT ROCH-
ESTER, Mr. TRONE, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. ROGERS 
of Alabama, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. BARR, Mr. TURNER, Mr. ROUZER, and 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2020, 
be observed as the 130th anniversary of the establish-
ment of the 1890-Institutions. 
Whereas the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), 
popularly known as the ‘‘Second Morrill Act’’, led to the 
creation of 19 historically Black land-grant colleges and 
universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)); 
Whereas the 19 historically Black 1890 Institutions (as de-
fined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601) 
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are identified as Lincoln University, Alcorn State Univer-
sity, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Alabama 
A&M University, Prairie View A&M University, Southern 
University, Virginia State University, Kentucky State 
University, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 
Florida A&M University, Delaware State University, 
North Carolina A&T State University, Fort Valley State 
University, South Carolina State University, Langston 
University, Tennessee State University, Tuskegee Univer-
sity, Central State University, and West Virginia State 
University; 
Whereas the Act of May 8, 1914 (7 U.S.C. 341), popularly 
known as the ‘‘Smith-Lever Act’’, provided for the estab-
lishment of the Cooperative Extension Service within the 
Department of Agriculture for the dissemination, through 
land-grant colleges and universities, of information per-
taining to agriculture and home economics; 
Whereas since the 125th Anniversary of the 19 historically 
Black 1890 Institutions in 2015, the Agriculture Im-
provement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–334) was en-
acted, which included new Federal investments, 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); and 
(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 
Whereas appropriate recognition should be given to the sig-
nificant contributions made by the 19 historically Black 
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land-grant colleges and universities to the heritage, edu-
cational development, advancement, and agricultural 
strength of the United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the 130th year anniversary of the 1890 In-
stitutions should be observed; 
(2) such a day should be observed with appro-
priate ceremonies and activities to recognize the col-
lective contributions that these 19 historically Black 
land-grant colleges and universities have made to the 
United States; 
(3) the Second Morrill Act and the Smith-Lever 
Act have helped the United States develop agricul-
tural leaders; and 
(4) the Department of Agriculture and the Na-
tional Institute of Food and Agriculture should re-
main committed to supporting the goals of the Sec-
ond Morrill Act and the Smith-Lever Act. 
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