HRES691Referred to Committee
Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2025, be observed as the 135th anniversary of the 1890 Institutions.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-09-10
Introduced
5
Cosponsors
HRES
ⓘType
Sponsor
Alma S. Adams
Democrat · NC · Representative
Votes with party: 99.0% (607 recorded votes)
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Cosponsors (5)
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2025-09-10
Previously
- Agriculture CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-10
Plain-English Summary
This resolution (1) recognizes the 135 years of significant and meaningful contributions the 1890 Institutions (i.e., historically Black universities established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890) have made to the United States, (2) supports the efforts of the Department of Agriculture and other federal agencies to build stronger partnerships with such institutions, and (3) commits to working in a bipartisan way to address the past funding and program inequities of such institutions.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Agriculture and Food
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