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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswomen Alma S. Adams, Ph.D.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), and Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) introduced the Higher Education Oversight for Nonprofits Ensuring Standards and Transparency Act, or the HONEST Act, to establish new safeguards for IRS investigations of colleges and universities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) introduced the Black Breastfeeding Week Resolution to recognize the week of August 25, 2026, to August 31, 2026, as “Black Breastfeeding Week.”
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) today announced that Johnson C. Smith University has received $1,031,000 in federal Community Project Funding for its Workforce Skills Enhancement through Equipment Initiative, an investment designed to strengthen STEM education, undergraduate research and career preparation at the university.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, July 17, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), issued the following statement to mark the 6th anniversary of the death of Congressman John Lewis.
"Today, on the John Lewis ‘Good Trouble’ Day of Action, we honor the life, legacy, and enduring courage of Congressman John Lewis—a man who devoted his life to protecting one of the most fundamental rights in our democracy: the right to vote.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), and Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-6) introduced the Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act, landmark legislation to protect incarcerated people and prison staff from dangerous temperatures in facilities across the country managed by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

