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Congresswoman Aumua Amata with Senate Veterans Chairman Johnny Isakson.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata joined members of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in a joint veterans hearing at the Capitol. During this hearing, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie stated his intention to visit American Samoa, and lauded our many Pacific Islander veterans...
Congresswoman Aumua Amata
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed completion of legislative efforts to combat harassment in Congress, and safeguard better workplace policies. The bill was passed late last week both by the House and the Senate, and has been sent to President Trump to be signed into law. The...
 Rep. Amata questioning expert witness
 Washington, D.C — Congresswoman Aumua Amata and other members of the Veterans Affairs Committee examined the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) efforts to implement the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017, often called the AMA. This full Committee hearing built on the...
Congresswoman Amata with RMI President Hilda Heine
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed Senate passage of the Real ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act (H.R. 3398), which she co-sponsored and strongly supported with a statement in the Congressional Record. In late September, the U.S. House of Representatives passed...
American Samoa’s own Peter Tali Coleman, pictured here in the U.S. Army in World War II, is a Pearl Harbor survivor.
Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata released a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day statement in honor of all who served: “This day in 1941 changed the course of our nation’s history. The naval base at Pearl Harbor and the airfields on Oahu were suddenly attacked by Japanese forces,...
American Samoa and Guam pillars at National World War II Memorial in Washington D.C.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata and other members of the Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs examined the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) efforts to implement new policies. Recent reports from the Office of the Inspector General revealed...
Congresswoman Amata during discussion of the details of her bill
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata’s bill (H.R. 5025) to put sensible time limits on any government fines and penalties for fishing vessels was marked up and passed by the Natural Resources Committee. “This bill would place time limits on the government, so they are required to notify...
Congresswoman Aumua Amata
Washington, D.C. — Grants for technology support for American Samoa Dept. of Homeland Security and another $560,000 for Coral Reef Conservation were announced last week by Congresswoman Aumua Amata. $335,000 IN FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming $335,000 in federal...
Congresswoman Aumua Amata along with supporters late Monday
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Incumbent Congresswoman Aumua Amata is heading back to Washington D.C. for a third consecutive two-year term in office after being re-elected during yesterday’s mid-term election, beating out challengers Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman and Tuika Tuika. The Republican...
Incumbent Congresswoman Aumua Amata with supporters during her campaign wave at Avau
Incumbent Congresswoman Aumua Amata with supporters during her campaign wave at Avau in Nu’uuli, the day before Election Tuesday.  Amata is heading back to Washington D.C. for a third consecutive term after being re-elected, beating out challengers Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman and Tuika Tuika.  Of...

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