Healthcare

Washington, D.C. –Friday, "Although House leadership has pulled the bill for now it would not have affected American Samoa in the first place," said Congresswoman Aumua Amata. "Because this is a reconciliation bill, only those provisions included in the 2010 Affordable Care Act can be considered in this bill. The reason reconciliation is being used, is to make it easier to pass in the Senate where it will only require 51 votes instead of the usual 60.

Washington, D.C. –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Capitol Hill this afternoon to examine ways the VA might improve their hiring practices, and retain good employees.

Washington, D.C. –Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, announced today, that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (CDC –OSTLTS) has issued $83,337 in discretionary funds to the American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH) as part of the 2017 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant Program.

Washington, D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, testified before the Military Construction/ Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee in the U.S. Capitol building this morning to speak on the needs and discrepancies in care for our veterans in American Samoa.

Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, announced earlier today that the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services has awarded the American Samoa Government $1,100,000 in grant funding from the Zika Healthcare Services Program.

Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (OH), released the names of the Subcommittee Chairmen for the 115^th Congress, including Congresswoman Amata who will continue to serve as the Chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Health & Technology.

Washington, D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, was pleased to announce today that the

Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded the American Samoa Dept. of Health (ASDOH) $500,000 in grant funding for the Zika Maternal and Child Health Services Program.

Washington, D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, announced earlier today, that the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)Grant Service Office has issued a grant in the amount of $2,323,609 in discretionary funds to the American Samoa Department of Health as part of the Pacific Basin Program.