118th Congress
CHARLOTTE (Monday, December 18, 2023) – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) this morning hosted the Fourth Quarter Adams Hunger Initiative meeting, engaging with stakeholders on key food and agriculture policy issues, focusing on ensuring food security for all. Rep. Adams regularly convenes this “kitchen cabinet” with the goal of ending the “chronic crisis of hunger.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Friday, December 15, 2023) – Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) and Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) announced the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) publication of a report outlining policy considerations for establishing a grant program at the Farm Credit System (FCS) geared toward socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.
Charlotte (December 14, 2023) – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) announced the winner of the Congressional App Challenge, the most prestigious prize for middle and high school students in computer science.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 13, 2023) - Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement on her opposition to H. Res. 927:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - (December 6, 2023) – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) will today commemorate Charlotte native 2ndLt. Fred Brewer, a US Army Air Forces commissioned officer who was killed in action on October 29, 1944. Rep. Adams gave a speech about 2nd Lt. Brewer on the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - (December 6, 2023) – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) gave the following speech on the floor of the U.S. House today to commemorate the repatriation of Charlotte native 2ndLt. Fred Brewer, a US Army Air Forces commissioned officer who was killed in action on October 29, 1944:
There are more than 80,000 American military personnel who remain unaccounted for from previous conflicts around the World.
Washington — Reps. Jeff Jackson and Alma Adams introduced the American Neighborhoods Protection Act to protect family ownership of housing. Charlotte’s members of Congress joined forces to take on the issue driving up housing costs in Charlotte and across the country.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (October 31, 2023) –Today Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D.(NC-12) celebrated Freshlist, a Charlotte-based food hub located in the 12th Congressional District, for its $749,669 award of a Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service.
MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. (October 26, 2023) — Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), celebrated the announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of $1.5 million to fund two projects across North Carolina that advance environmental justice as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.