Alma S. Adams
U.S. Representative · NC-12 · Democrat
Statements and posts
141 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Pick a week or a day to set the dates below. One count per message: copies of one post on X and Bluesky count once, and reposts aren’t counted. Shading is scaled to Adams’s own volume over the last 12 months (a typical active day = 1). May 25, 2026 – Aug 16, 2026.
All 141 statements
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Reps. Adams, Brown, Rivas Lead Letter to DOJ Opposing Termination of Minority STEM Programs
Led letter to DOJ opposing termination of three NSF minority STEM programs worth $104 million.
“At a time when the nation should be working to expand its STEM workforce, this Administration is continuously eliminating programs that are designed to ensure that gifted and talented students from all backgrounds have access to training and experience in scientific disciplines”
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Led letter to USDA urging immediate release of funding opportunity for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production grants.
“Addressing agricultural needs in North Carolina’s 12th District is one of my top priorities”
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Introduced the Quality Educator Partnership Act to address the national teacher shortage.
“As an educator for 40 years, a city school board member, and now as the Ranking Member of the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, I've watched the national teacher shortage grow worse for decades”
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Introduced bills to expand sickle cell disease treatment centers and medical workforce.
“Growing up, my sister Linda was in and out of the emergency room because of sickle cell disease. She lost her battle when she was just 26 years old”
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Rep. Adams Introduces Bill to Support Faith-Based Organizations’ Development of Affordable Housing
Introduced bill to fund pre-development costs for faith-based affordable housing projects.
“Shelter is a basic human need, and housing is a fundamental human right”
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Introduced bill to expand Medicare and Medicaid coverage for community health worker services.
“One of my core beliefs as a legislator is that healthcare should be affordable and accessible”
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Introduced bipartisan resolution recognizing National Stillbirth Prevention and Awareness Day.
“It has already taken way too long for Congress to wake up to the tragedy that is our country's stillbirth crisis”
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Introduced HONEST Act to protect colleges from politically motivated IRS investigations.
“I spent 40 years as a professor, and I know our colleges and universities should not have to worry about the IRS being used as a political weapon”
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Reps. Adams, Watson Coleman Introduce Black Breastfeeding Week Resolution
Introduced resolution recognizing Black Breastfeeding Week to address maternal health disparities.
“The science is clear: breastfeeding improves infant health outcomes, but Black women in America face a breastfeeding disparity”
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Rep. Adams Secures $1,031,000 for Johnson C. Smith University
Secured $1,031,000 in federal funding for Johnson C. Smith University STEM equipment.
“Johnson C. Smith University has been educating generations of leaders and creating pathways to opportunity in Charlotte and beyond”
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Introduced resolution designating July 21st as Black Women's Equal Pay Day.
“Today, we confront an unacceptable wage disparity facing Black women, and recommit ourselves to correcting it”
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Rep. Adams on the Legacy of John Lewis
Honored John Lewis's legacy and commitment to protecting voting rights.
“Today, on the John Lewis ‘Good Trouble’ Day of Action, we honor the life, legacy, and enduring courage of Congressman John Lewis—a man who devoted his life to protecting one of the most fundamental rights in our democracy: the right to vote.”
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Rep. Adams Statement on Massie Amendment to Republican Foreign Aid Budget
Opposed Massie amendment to cut foreign aid, citing concerns about humanitarian and diplomatic impacts.
“My opposition to this amendment is a rejection of a blunt instrument that would have caused collateral damage to programs that save lives.”
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Rep. Adams’ New Bill Targets Mental Health Service Gaps in Criminal Justice System
Introduced bill to establish pilot grant program for forensic mental health treatment in criminal justice.
“Many people with a serious mental health condition leave the criminal justice system with no psychiatric support, no job, and no housing. They are being set up to fail”
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Reps. Adams, McBath, Introduce Landmark Legislation to Address Extreme Temperatures in Prisons
Introduced bill to protect incarcerated people and prison staff from dangerous temperatures in federal facilities.
“Across all 122 BOP facilities, there are more than 138,000 incarcerated people and roughly 34,000 BOP employees who live and work in these conditions every day. No one should be forced to endure dangerous, life-threatening temperatures because of aging infrastructure.”
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Rep. Adams Introduces Bill to Set Standard Wages For Federal Contractors
Introduced bill setting federal contractor minimum wage at $17, rising to $25 annually.
“Contractors who work for the government deserve the same certainty as any federal employee”
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Rep. Adams Applauds Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Decision
Praised Supreme Court decision upholding constitutional right to birthright citizenship.
“150 years ago, the 14th Amendment was written into our Constitution to guarantee formerly enslaved Black Americans could never have their citizenship challenged because of their race.”
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Rep. Adams Speaks on Bipartisan Housing Bill
Spoke in support of bipartisan housing bill that passed Congress.
“One of the most pressing issues facing North Carolina’s 12th District is the skyrocketing cost of housing in Charlotte”
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Reps. Adams, Hinson Expand Stillbirth Prevention Efforts with 2027 Appropriations Bill
Secured $1 million for stillbirth prevention technical assistance in appropriations bill.
“Despite advances in medical technology and federal recognition around this issue, the rate of stillbirth is still high in the United States, and the risk doubles for Black women”
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Rep. Adams Statement on the Expiration of FISA
Opposed FISA Section 702 reauthorization, citing concerns about surveillance abuse.
“My vote reflects my concerns about the potential abuse of surveillance powers for political purposes”
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Rep. Adams Statement on the ICE Funding Package
Voted against $70 billion ICE and CBP funding package, citing documented community harms.
“I am not blind to the chaos ICE brings to every city it enters”
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Rep. Adams, House Democrats Force Vote to End Trump’s Costly and Deadly Iran War
Supported House war powers resolution to end Trump's Iran war.
“This vote reaffirms the Constitutional principle that only Congress can declare war. Four Republicans joined House Democrats to pass legislation to end Trump’s war in Iran and rein in this president’s risky, expensive war”
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Reps. Adams, Takano, and Sen. Sanders Reintroduce Restoring Overtime Pay Act
Reintroduced bill to expand overtime protections for 29.3 million workers.
“For far too long, tens of millions of Americans have been denied overtime pay because of outdated federal law”
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Rep. Adams Returns Landmark IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act to Capitol Hill
Reintroduced bipartisan bill to provide infrastructure grants and funding to historically Black colleges and universities.
“For generations, HBCUs have educated students who went on to lead in every corner of our country, often while operating with far fewer resources than their peer institutions”
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Rep. Adams Urges Supreme Court to Maintain Access to Mifepristone in Louisiana v. FDA Decision
Urged Supreme Court to maintain access to mifepristone in Louisiana v. FDA case.
“Women deserve healthcare, and abortion care is healthcare. This lower court decision cannot stand.”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)), the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026), and Bluesky posts. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word; topics are AI-read and mentions are matched from the text.