116th Congress
COVID-19 Guidance: Americans Abroad
Constituents need to reach out/notify the State Department of their situation via the 24 hour hotline the Department has set up to help stranded American Citizens:
Callers located in U.S. and Canada: 1-888-407-4747
Callers located overseas: 1-202-501-4444
COVID-19 Vaccines
VA is providing the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccines, as authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Supply varies by facility. Get more information about COVID-19 vaccines at VA.
We are working to vaccinate as many eligible individuals as quickly as possible.
Rental Assistance:
SBA Disaster Assistance:
If you are a small business owner, you can now apply for a Disaster Assistance Loan through the Small Business Administration. For more information, please visit here.
Do you need to apply for unemployment? Please visithttps://des.nc.gov/apply-unemployment.
The recently passed (CARES Act ) unemployment insurance ; therefore, the North Carolina Division of Employment Security (DES) has been reprograming and expanding their system to handle the high volume of online applications as well as the additional eligibility categories. is also in the process of hiring additional people to help staff the call center.
Social Security Offices Only Offer Phone Service - Online Services Remain Available
All local Social Security offices will be closed to the public without an appointment starting October, 5th, 2020.
COVID-19 Food Access Resources can be found here.
SNAP/WIC Benefits:
Please join Congresswoman Alma Adams at the annual Women's Symposium, rescheduled for April 16 on Zoom, to address the disparities in Black maternal health outcomes and explore solutions to provide greater access to quality health care for mothers and infants.
Date: Thursday, April 16
Time: 6:00 PM
Call-in Number: (312) 626-6799
Meeting ID: 463-143-230
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Contact: Sam Spencer, 202-499-0813
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2020
CONTACT: Sam.Spencer@mail.house.gov
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement on the bipartisan passage of the $2 trillion economic aid passage to combat the coronavirus pandemic, also known as the CARES Act, which will now go to the President's desk for his signature: