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January 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), and Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) applauded the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights’ newly released fact sheet clarifying colleges’ obligation under Title IX to offer equal opportunity to college athletes with respect to publicity, support services, Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) offerings, and direct payments.
January 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement on a ceasefire being reached in the war between Israel and Hamas:
Issues:National Security
January 15, 2025
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), along with Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, Congressman Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07), Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28), and Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), all members of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, led 52 House Members in submitting a comment letter applauding the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)’s proposed rule to protect workers from occupational exposure to extreme heat.
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January 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) introduced a resolution honoring Founder’s Day for the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, of which she is a member.
Issues:Congressional IssuesWomen
January 6, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. voted today to certify the 2024 US Presidential election, joining with her colleagues to confirm the results of an election in which Donald Trump was elected to a second term of office. She made the following statement on the certification, and on the fourth anniversary of January 6th, 2021, when then-President Trump’s supporters assaulted the Capitol.
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January 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, January 3rd, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) was sworn in for her sixth full term as a member of the United States House of Representatives. She released the following statement after her swearing-in.
Issues:Congressional Issues
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December 29, 2024
“From his humble family peanut farm, to the Naval Academy, to the White House, to four decades of unyielding philanthropy, President Jimmy Carter’s life demonstrated the magnanimous might of America.
Issues:Congressional Issues
December 19, 2024
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) released the following statement after House Republicans withdrew support for a Bipartisan Continuing Resolution.
December 17, 2024
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, hosted partner organizations in the fight against hunger for her Congressional district during her quarterly Adams Hunger Initiative yesterday, held virtually while she works in Washington.
December 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), a member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Labor, Education, and Pensions Committee and Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) today introduced the Public Archives Resiliency Act, which would authorize grants to promote preservation, climate resilience, adaption, and continuity of vital government records and protect other records of historical or cultural significance. The legislation would provide funding for public archives, libraries, museums, institutions of higher education, or non-profits that protect these valuable records.