Press Releases

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), issued a statement on the expiration of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

FISA Section 702 authorizes United States intelligence agencies to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreign individuals, providing the government with access to emails, texts, and phone calls. If a U.S. citizen communicates with a foreign individual, their communications are included in accessible data, allowing U.S. intelligence agencies to acquire that citizen’s data without a warrant.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wednesday night, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) and House Democrats supported the passage of a war powers resolution to end President Trump’s costly war with Iran. For over 90 days, the Trump administration has waged war on Iran without a defined exit strategy or congressional authorization, dragging our country further into Trump’s self-declared war of choice and a deepening financial crisis.

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.