Public Safety
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata visited and thanked American Samoa’s firefighters over the weekend where they are stationed in California’s wildfire camp. Aumua Amata gave remarks in Samoan, observed a briefing and joined them for a meal, and the firefighters took time for a prayer and a hymn.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata emphasized and supported a Resolution by the American Samoa Senate by sending it to the leadership of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to highlight its message.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata attended last week’s 30th anniversary celebration of the groundbreaking 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which provided protections and support for victims of domestic violence, and is funded by Congress annually with bipartisan support.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice of $617,851 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.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement remembering September 11, 2001:
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.
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.
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).
