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Washington, D.C. — Monday, May 18, 2026, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Congressman Mark Takano (CA-39), and Senator Bernie Sanders (VT) reintroduced the Restoring Overtime Pay Act to expand and strengthen overtime protections for 29.3 million workers. This legislation comes at a crucial time, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs and economic policies are driving up costs for everyday Americans.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Representative Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-NC-12) and Representative French Hill (R-AR-02) reintroduced the Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education for Historically Black College and University Excellence Act, also known as the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act, H.R. 8791.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) commented on the Supreme Court’s emergency stay of the Louisiana v. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Fifth Circuit decision regarding access to the drug Mifepristone.
“On Monday, May 4, I filed an amicus brief with over 250 of my Democratic colleagues in Congress urging them to overturn the decision of the Fifth Circuit.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-NC-12) released a statement on the loss of Congressman David Scott of Georgia.
"I am deeply saddened by the news of my colleague Congressman David Scott’s death. Representative Scott was the first Black Chair of the House Agriculture Committee where I had the privilege of working beside him as Vice Chair.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) reintroduced the Saving Transit Art Resources (STAR) Act, which would reinstate a federal flexibility to allow local transit authorities the ability to incorporate art into federally funded transit projects.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congresswomen Alma Adams, Ph.D. (D-NC-12) and Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), along with U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), introduced the bicameral resolution recognizing April 11 through April 17 as Black Maternal Health Week.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On April 16, 2026, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Member of the House Agriculture Committee, released the following statement after questioning Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig at a Committee hearing:
“Today's hearing raised serious and unanswered questions about the direction of the CFTC under Chairman Selig's leadership — and the American people, farmers, and investors deserve straight answers.