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Seal of the House
September 28, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, September 24, Congresswomen Alma Adams, Ph.D.

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Seal of the House
September 21, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D.

Issues:Housing
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Seal of the House
September 10, 2026

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. 

Issues:Education
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Seal of the House
August 27, 2026

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.”

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Seal of the House
August 22, 2026

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.

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Seal of the House
July 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representatives Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), and Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), introduced the Black Women’s Equal Pay Day Resolution, marking July 21st as Black Women’s Equal Pay Day and recognizing the deep, persistent wage gap that Black women continue to face in the United States.
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Congressswoman Adams marches with Congressman Lewis
July 17, 2026

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.