Congress

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is reassuring the people of American Samoa that congressional grants are likely to continue following a brief review of federal spending that is in the pipeline, including billions in spending that President Biden ordered in his final days in office.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage of the bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act, led by Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), who is the only professional forester in the U.S. Congress, and Rep. Scott Peters (D-California).

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata will serve on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs for the 119th Congress, including her role as Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, where she will continue to work with Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA). 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata and Governor Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula attended the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, and Amata applauded the President’s call for a strong but peaceable America and a reinvigorated economy.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is an original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) to end what he called “the

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has introduced a renewal of the American Samoa Economic Development Credit, a tax extender long known as 30A based on the section of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code, as H.R. 399 in the 119^th Congress. 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata joined Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland at the Department of the Interior (DOI) headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday for the signing of a Decision Memorandum so that American Samoa can now implement constitutional amendments. 

Washington, D.C. – On January 4, 2025, President Biden signed into law H.R. 6062, sponsored by Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata.