H.Res. 691 has not moved since its introduction on Sep 10, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties
Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2025, be observed as the 135th anniversary of the 1890 Institutions.
IntroducedSep 10, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 73 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Agriculture Committee
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food: 14 of 2,036 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.7%)
- Sponsor
- 3 of 130 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 129 words
- Latest action
- Sep 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]