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2018 military service academy appointments
May 31, 2018

Charlotte, NCToday, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) announces the appointment of twelve high school students from the 12th Congressional District to attend the United States military service academies. Last year, six students from the 12th District received appointment offers.

May 24, 2018

Washington, D.C.—Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) announced the passage of two amendments she offered to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): an amendment to reauthorize the SCORE program and an amendment to promote increased participation in federal procurement by Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

May 18, 2018

Washington, D.C.—Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), a member of the House Committee on Agriculture, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass H.R. 2 the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, commonly known as the Republican farm bill.

May 17, 2018

Washington, D.C.—Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement in response to the Senate's 52-47 vote to reverse the Federal Communications Commission December decision to repeal landmark 2015 net neutrality rules.

May 11, 2018

Charlotte, N.C.—Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement in response to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence's decision to release over 3,000 Facebook advertisements created by Russian entities and used to target Americans leading up to the 2016 election.

May 8, 2018

Charlotte, N.C.—Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement after President Trump announced he will withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

May 7, 2018

Charlotte, N.C.—Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus, delivered the commencement address at Lincoln University's 159th commencement. During the ceremony, Congresswoman Adams was honored with the presentation of an honorary degree from the university.

May 2, 2018

Charlotte, NC — Today, during National Small Business Week, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D., Vice Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, hosted the Hustle & Grow Small Business Roundtable.

May 2, 2018

Washington, D.C.—Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, co-chair of the Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus, (D-NC) and Caucus member Congressman Mark Walker (R-NC), announced that Blue Cross and Blue Shield North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) will become the first North Carolina company and third entity to take the caucus' HBCU Partnership Challenge.

April 19, 2018

Charlotte, N.C—Today, Congresswoman Adams made the following statement ahead of Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Charlotte to promote the GOP Tax Scam.