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July 14, 2016
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Charlotte, NC— Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) joined the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and other members of Congress to remember the 49 victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting on its one-month anniversary.

July 14, 2016
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Charlotte, NC— Governor Pat McCroy, following the recent shootings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and Alva Braziel, signed House Bill 972 which excludes police video recordings from scrutiny as public records. Congresswoman Adams released the following statement:

July 14, 2016
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Washington, DC — Today the Congressional Black Caucus and House Democrats joined together to hold a national speak out to address gun violence and community policing in America.

As Congress prepares for its six-week recess, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (D-NC) released the following statement:

July 11, 2016
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WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) announced that the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Capital Financing Improvements Act (H.R. 5530) was passed out by the House of Representatives.

July 7, 2016
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Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) announced the reauthorization of the Career and Technical Education Act (CTE) by the House Education and the Workforce Committee through markup of the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.

July 6, 2016
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Charlotte, NC—Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (D-NC) is proud to announce two grants awarded to Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

July 5, 2016
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Attending Members: Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (D-NC) and Congressman Mark Walker (R-NC) will be joined by Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL), co-chair of the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus Internship Program

July 5, 2016
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Charlotte, NC — Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (D-NC) hosted a tele town hall on Thursday, June 30 to address gun safety concerns of constituents in the 12th District. Since the start of 2015 the United States has seen more than 350 mass shootings take place nationwide; locally in the Charlotte area, seven mass shootings occurred between 2013 and 2015.

July 5, 2016
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Greensboro, NC — Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) participated in a local hearing as part of national five-part series ending in Greensboro, NC hosted by the A Grand Alliance; a coalition of over 150 national and local civil rights, environmental, faith-based and labor organizations united to save the public postal service.

June 30, 2016
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Greensboro, NC - Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams joined the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of the National Ombudsman for a roundtable with small business owners to discuss fairness in regulatory enforcement.