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title: "A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that August 30, 2015, be observed as \"1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day\"."
identifier: "114-SRES-232"
congress: 114
bill_number: 232
bill_type: "SRES"
version_code: "ats"
version_type: "ats"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/114/bills/sres/232"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-resolution/232"
other_versions:
  - { code: "is", type: "Introduced in Senate", date: "2015-07-27", url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/114/bills/sres/232/text.md?version=is" }
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-03T23:32:41.570Z"
---
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 Federal land-grant educational institutions;Whereas the 19 historically Black 1890 land-grant universities are identified as Lincoln University, Alcorn State University, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Alabama A&M University, Prairie View A&T 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 University, Fort Valley State University, South Carolina State University, Langston University, Tennessee State University, Tuskegee University, 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 establishment of the Cooperative Extension Service within the Department of Agriculture for the dissemination, through Federal land-grant institutions, of information pertaining to agriculture and home economics; andWhereas appropriate recognition should be given to the contributions made by the 19 historically Black Federal land-grant institutions to the heritage, educational development, and agricultural strength of the United States: Now, therefore, be itThat it is the sense of the Senate that—
  - (1) August 30, 2015, should be designated as "1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day";
  - (2) such day should be observed with appropriate ceremonies and activities to recognize the collective contributions that these institutions have made to the United States;
  - (3) the Second Morrill Act and the Smith-Lever Act have helped the United States develop agricultural leaders; and
  - (4) the Department of Agriculture and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture should remain committed to supporting the goals of the Second Morrill Act and the Smith-Lever Act.