H.Con.Res. 103: Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2021, be observed as the 131st anniversary of the 1890 Institutions.
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H.Con.Res. 103: Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2021, be observed as the 131st anniversary of the 1890 Institutions.
117th Congress · introduced 2022-08-30 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2022-08-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2021, be observed as the 131st anniversary of the 1890 Institutions.
Plain summary
This concurrent resolution (1) recognizes the 131 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.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2021, be observed as the 131st anniversary of the 1890 Institutions.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] · 9 cosponsors
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Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Michael R. Turner (R-OH)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] reported raising $483,375 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Resolution
- A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
- Roll-call vote
- A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hconres103.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hconres>
Record fed-us-cong117-hconres103 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117