Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting Natural Resources Committee passage of H.R. 3176 with her support, which will reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (NVEWS) through fiscal year 2030. This system aims to monitor the most active and...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is releasing some of her questions for Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), which she will submit for responses as part of a congressional hearing.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which governs...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata held a roundtable meeting June 07, with leadership members of the Society of Fa’afafine in American Samoa (S.O.F.I.A.S.) to answer questions and discuss the issues that were brought up.
The meeting included Ertta Laumoli, President, SOFIAS; Isabella...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming $302,000 in federal funds for American Samoa from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) authorized by Congress in the BEACH Act.
“The EPA is fulfilling one of its original key functions with these coastal water monitoring funds...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement yesterday, May 27, 2025:
“These islands within PRIMNM are not Hawaiian islands nor are they American Samoan islands; these are America’s islands and waterways, and food security is national security. Insuring the...
Washington, D.C. — (May 23) Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is thanking those who attended her town hall meeting for seniors at Territorial Administration on Aging (TAOA) Center.
“I appreciate our seniors. They are respected elders in our communities, and it’s important to hear from them on issues...
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata held a well attended town hall meeting last Friday at the TAOA Center, where she answered questions concerning the House passage of the reconciliation bill that affects Medicaid in the states. The congresswoman is also on island for her annual ‘must-attend’ graduation...
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, the House Natural Resources (HNR) Committee’s Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries examined an ocean monitoring bill that Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is co-leading in a group of six bipartisan House Members. The hearing is a necessary step before the...
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Congressman Ed Case (D-Hawaii-01), and Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata (American Samoa) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill aimed at strengthening the United States’...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement on the announcement of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV:
“As one of the more than a billion Catholic worshippers worldwide, I am delighted to welcome the announcement of Pope Leo XIV. Watching the ceremonies is a special...