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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Vice Chair of the House's Committee on Agriculture, introduced the Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021, a comprehensive bill to address the sordid history of discrimination in federal agricultural policy, in the United States House of Representatives. The Justice for Black Farmers Act will reform the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Early this morning, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) voted to pass H.R. 1319, The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The 1.9 trillion dollar package contains hundreds of millions of dollars in relief for Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, robust funding for testing, contract tracing, and vaccine distribution, economic impact payments and rental assistance for Americans in need, and provisions that will raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), reintroduced the Teacher Diversity and Retention Act, which will invest in and diversify the country's teacher workforce. As an original cosponsor of the bill, she is joined by Reps.Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06).

Charlotte – Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) pushed for a minimum wage increase on the House floor.

Video of the speech is available here.

WASHINGTON – Today,Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) voted to pass H.R. 5, the Equality Act, to ensure that all LGBTQ Americans are granted the full protections guaranteed by federal civil rights law. The Equality Act extends anti-discrimination protections not just in the workplace, but in everyplace – in employment, education, access to credit, jury service, federal funding, housing and public accommodations.

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) released the following statement on the President Biden's nomination of Anton Hajjar, Amber McReynolds, and Ron Stroman to the United States Postal Service Board of Governors:

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections joined House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the Committee, in re-introducing legislation to the 117^thCongress that would curb the rising rates of workplace violence facing health care and social service employees, such as nurses, emergency responders, medical assistants, physicians, and social workers.

WASHINGTON, DC – Reps. Alma S. Adams, Ph.D (NC-12), Peter DeFazio (OR-04), and Gerry Connolly (VA-11) were joined by 77 additional House Democrats in requesting that President Joe Biden fill the existing vacancies on the United States Postal Service's Board of Governors as quickly as possible.