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Disability Pride Month
July 26, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 26, 2023) – Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC), Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA),and Congressman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson (R-PA) have introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing July as Disability Pride Month.

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Rep. Alma Adams at hearing
July 26, 2023

WASHINGTON (July 26, 2023) – Today, as temperatures around the world hit record highs, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) and Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, House Committee on Education and the Workforce, along with Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07) introduced legislation to ensure the safety and health of workers who are exposed to dangerous heat conditions in the workplace.

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Pregnant Woman
July 13, 2023

Washington, D.C. (July 13, 2023) – Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12), co-founder and co-chair of the Black Maternal Health Caucus, again joined forces with Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02), Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Louisiana’s U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. to announce the introduction of the bipartisan, bicameral Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Actof 2023. One out of 75 U.S.

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Clean Slate Series Graphic
July 12, 2023

Washington, D.C. (July 12, 2023) – Today, Congresswomen Alma Adams (NC-12), Haley Stevens (MI-11), Deborah Ross (NC-02), and Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced the “Clean Slate Series” of legislation to deliver relief for student loan borrowers: the Clean Slate Through Consolidation Act, Clean Slate Through Repayment Act, and the Clean Slate Through Rehabilitation Act.

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schoolroom desks and chairs
July 11, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 11, 2023) – U.S. Representatives Alma Adams (D-NC) and Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) announced the relaunching of the bipartisan e-Learning Caucus.

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NC Democrats
June 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 27, 2023) - Following the landmark U. S. Supreme Court decision in Moore v.

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Overhead view of Charlotte NC by Issac MacDonald
June 21, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 21, 2023) – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) has invited Charlotte City Council Member Dimple Ajmera to join her as her guest at an address to the United States Congress by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Thursday, June 22 on the floor of the United States House of Representatives.

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Focus on Food Event Poster
June 16, 2023

CHARLOTTE (June 21, 2023) – On Thursday, June 29, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) will host Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) for “Focus on Food,” a day of events on hunger and nutrition. Both U.S. Representatives are senior members of the House Committee on Agriculture, which will take up the quinquennial Farm Bill this year. The theme of the Focus on Food events is "You Can't Be Healthy if You're Hungry."

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Boxes of Documents at Mar-a-Lago
June 9, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 9, 2023) - Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement concerning the second indictment of Donald John Trump:

"When President Trump was indicted by the State of New York in March, I said Mr. Trump, like every other American, is entitled to due process. It is a core promise of our Constitution.