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Tourism Information Grants Historically Black Colleges & Universities Black Maternal Health Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 video. Here is a link to the video instead. Home Meet Alma After winning a special election in November 2014, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. was sworn in immediately as the 100th woman elected to the 113th Congress. Congresswoman Adams was elected to her fifth full term representing the 12th Congressional District of North Carolina on November 8, 2022. Representative Adams serves on the Committee on Education & the Workforce and the Committee on Agriculture. She holds several leadership roles; as Assistant Whip for the Democratic Caucus, Ranking Member of the Committee on Education & Labor’s Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, and co-chair of the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus, the Black Maternal Health Caucus, and the e-Learning Caucus. She has previously served on multiple committees including the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Committee on Small Business. Her signature legislative accomplishment in Congress is the enactment of H.R. 5363, the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act which permanently provides funding totaling $255 million a year for all Minority-Serving Institutions, including $85 million for HBCUs. The 4Hs For Congresswoman Alma Adams, there are four necessities that all people require to live a quality life – affordable and accessible healthcare, access to healthy and nutritious food, fair and affordable housing, and a quality, first-class education. These essentials, which Alma calls the 4H’s” , should not be political issues; they should be rights guaranteed to all people. She believes this because she knows personally how hard it is to survive without them. Learn more about the 4Hs, Housing , Hunger , Healthcare , and Higher Education . Read Full Bio Housing Hunger Healthcare Higher Education Image Congressional App Challenge The Congressional App Challenge has begun! Students in Grades 6-12 can code for Congress and win national recognition for creating new computer applications. The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2023. Learn More Image Register for Military Service Academy Day The Office of Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. will host a 12th Congressional District Military Service Academy Day on Saturday, October 14th at 10:00 AM at the Mallard Creek High School. Students, parents, and teachers are encouraged to attend to receive a comprehensive overview of the US Service Academies, and learn how high school students can be nominated to attend the academies on a full scholarship. The program will feature representatives from Military Service Academy admissions staff as well as Congresswoman Adams. Registration is required. 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