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Amata Welcomes the Nomination of Former Colleague Rep. Doug Collins to Lead VA

November 18, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the announcement that President-elect Trump will nominate former Congressman Doug Collins, a friend and former colleague, to lead the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA).

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House Passes Amata-Cosponsored Social Security Fairness Act

November 14, 2024

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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage this week of the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82, which she cosponsored.

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Amata Welcomes House Colleagues and Key Senators in American Samoa

October 2, 2024

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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amatatook part in welcoming key U.S. Senators and her House colleagues as their Congressional Delegation (CODEL) on a U.S. Air Force flight landed in American Samoa, as did Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga.

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Amata Supports Congressional Task Force Examining Presidential Security

July 29, 2024

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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highly supportive of the new bipartisan Task Force appointed to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Trump and all related security and procedural questions. The Task Force announced Monday follows bipartisan House passage of H. Res. 1367, passed by a vote of 416-0 on July 24th.

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Netanyahu speaking to joint session of congress

Amata Attends Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Address to Congress

July 24, 2024

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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata attended Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address to Congress on July 24th. “Just a few years ago we celebrated the peaceful advancements of the Abraham Accords, and last year, we celebrated with Israel for their 75th anniversary. Then the world changed with the terrible shock of the horrific attack on October 7th.

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Amata Honors the Life of Senator Inhofe

July 10, 2024

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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring the life of Senator James Inhofe, who retired from the U.S. Senate in January 2023. “Senator Jim Inhofe was Oklahoma’s longest-serving senator, in the Senate more than 27 years, after he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for four terms. Before that he was Mayor of Tulsa, and a state legislator totaling some 56 years of public service, after time in the U.S. Army. I knew him already in the 1990s, as I worked for Congressman J.C. Watts, his colleague from the Oklahoma congressional delegation,” said Aumua Amata. “He came through American Samoa with a congressional delegation a few years ago, and I spoke to him there and after he came back to Washington, D.C. at the time.”

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Amata Applauds Congressional GAO Audit and Report on Data Collection Gaps in Federal Programs for U.S. Territories

May 10, 2024

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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata thanked and applauded the congressional Government Accountability Office (GAO) for its helpful Report released Thursday on Data Collection Gaps (DCG’s) in Federal Programs which impact federal funding for the Territories. The GAO Report was commissioned at the Joint request of the Territorial Congressional Offices with the bi-partisan support of the House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman and Ranking Member Raul Grijalva.

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Amata in the Subcommittee hearing on HR 6062 earlier this year with Chairwoman Harriet Hageman

Committee Unanimously Passes Amata’s Bill H.R. 6062

May 7, 2024

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Legislation Streamlines American Samoa’s Amendment Process

Washington, D.C. – The House Natural Resources Committee favorably reported Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata’s bill, H.R. 6062, by a bipartisan unanimous consent vote on Tuesday, advancing the bill to the full House of Representatives.

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Congresswoman Amata pictured with Congressman Tom Cole now Chairman of the Appropriations Committee

Amata Welcomes Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole

April 11, 2024

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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming this week’s Steering Committee and Conference votes making Congressman Tom Cole of Oklahoma the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, tasked with next year’s appropriations.

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Amata Leading the Pledge of Allegiance in the House of Representatives

Amata Congratulates National Champion Women’s Basketball Team with Standout Player of Samoan Heritage

April 10, 2024

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Leads Colleagues in Pledge of Allegiance on House Floor Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata on Tuesday led her colleagues in the Pledge of Allegiance before House business. “Leading the Pledge of Allegiance is a reminder of the responsibility of serving, and I’m humbled to have this opportunity on behalf of American Samoa,” said Congresswoman Aumua Amata.

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