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H.Res. 691: Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2025, be observed as the 135th anniversary of the 1890 Institutions.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-09-10 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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Official title

Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2025, be observed as the 135th anniversary of the 1890 Institutions.

Plain 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.

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Official text

Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2025, be observed as the 135th 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] · 5 cosponsors

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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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Record fed-us-cong119-hres691 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills