Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed final Senate passage last Friday of a bipartisan House bill she co-introduced, the FISHES Act, H.R. 5103. The legislation has been sent to President Biden to become law.
Amata is one of a bipartisan group of 11 original cosponsors at...
Washington, D.C. — After final passage of Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata’s bill for American Samoa, H.R. 6062, it will now be sent to President Biden to be signed into law.
The bill streamlines the enactment of amendments that have been approved by the people of American Samoa.
Congresswoman Amata...
Washington, D.C. — The American Samoa Department of Public Safety is set to receive $470,821 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
This State Electronic Data Collections (SEDC) crash data grant will support the Island...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage by a vote of 378-25 of the bipartisan Lahaina National Heritage Area Act, H.R. 8219, of which she is one of seven cosponsors.
The bill directs the National Park Service (NPS) to assess the feasibility and suitability of...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in a ten-member Congressional Delegation (CODEL) to Barbados, following Thanksgiving Day, at the invitation of Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, in which Members of Congress joined the people of Barbados in commemorating their...
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is applauding the nomination of her colleague Congressman Mike Waltz of Florida, a former Green Beret, as National Security Advisor.
Reps. Amata and Waltz serve together on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and its Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata says President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Israel — former Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, is a fully able candidate.
“Sending a nationally known Governor as the top diplomat to Israel signals our commitment to our...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomes the nomination of former Congressman Sean Duffy for the important administration role of Secretary of Transportation.
“Secretary of Transportation is a major role, that affects highways, bridges, ports, airports and air travel,” said...
Washington, D.C. — President Surangel Whipps, Jr. has been reelected recently to another term leading the Republic of Palau. Under his leadership, diplomatic efforts for a new Compact of Free Association (COFA) 20-year agreement were successful and the island nation remains one of the Freely...
Washington, D.C. — In welcoming the announcement that President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata calls the nomination historic for Samoan women.
“This is a historic nomination for a...