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September 11, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement remembering September 11, 2001:


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Congresswoman Amata and Director Faiai 2
September 5, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice of a grant of $299,145 to the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency (CJPA) from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP), and their Office for Victims of Crime.


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Congresswoman Amata and Director Faiai 2
August 15, 2024

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice of $256,557 in federal funds for American Samoa's criminal justice system from the Office on Violence Against Women, part of the U.S. Department of Justice.


July 3, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed notice of $135,000 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the American Samoa Alliance Against Domestic and Sex Violence. The grant is for health services in American Samoa through the program titled Rape Prevention and Education: Enhancing Capacity for Sexual Violence Prevention Across State and Territory Sexual Assault Coalitions.

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Pictured with some of our officers recently
May 10, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring American Samoa’s police in recognition of National Police Week (May 12-18), and National Peace Officers Memorial Day (observed May 15 every year).


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December 22, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming this week’s notice of a grant of $98,418 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency for efforts to prevent juvenile delinquency.

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Amata with some of American Samoa's law enforcement officers
December 13, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has cosponsored the bipartisan National Law Enforcement Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act to increase public input and awareness into law enforcement, strengthen data, support safety, and honor heroic service by law enforcement professionals.

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Rep. Amata with Chairman Smith in a hearing titled Children Are Not for Sale – Global Efforts to Address Child Trafficking
September 18, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata highlighted a congressional hearing that focused on urgent global efforts to save children from human trafficking, and as an original cosponsor, hailed introduction of a bill led by Congressman Jim Moylan (R-Guam) to strengthen legal penalties for child trafficking crimes.

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September 14, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice this week of $618,585 in federal funds for the STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program under the leadership of CJPA Director Mariana Timu-Faiai.


May 12, 2023

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring American Samoa’s police, highlighting National Police Week (May 14-20), and recognizing National Peace Officers Memorial Day (May 15).