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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming passage Wednesday by the House Natural Resources Committee of the Great America Outdoors Act 250, the GAOA 250, as she is an original cosponsor of this legislation. The GAOA 250 is named as a follow-on to the major Great America Outdoors Act enacted in 2020, and in honor of America’s 250th anniversary.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, in response to several questions from constituents, is providing the following update that continues her call for a moratorium on deep seabed mining near American Samoa, and her ongoing reasons for opposing.
“I want to emphasize several key points as the federal government is currently conducting the environmental review required by law under the DOI/BOEM process that controls the Federal waters outside of American Samoa from 3-to-200 miles offshore.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting Arbor Day, which promotes the planting of trees, and widely emphasizes the value and benefits of trees, such as their role in oxygen, human health, food sources, wildlife habitat, and ecology.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting National Agriculture Day 2026, themed “Agriculture: Together We Grow” which celebrates abundance and expresses appreciation for all those who grow and harvest foods.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is a cosponsor of the Standards for Understanding Source and Habitat Identification (SUSHI) Act, H.R. 3706, passed by unanimous consent on Wednesday by the House Natural Resources Committee.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata delivered her message of seabed concerns to Members of the House Natural Resources Committee (HNR) via a statement in a Thursday hearing, as well as submitted comments for the record, and posed key questions to the witnesses.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage of H.R. 3176, which amends the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata emphasized energy security in her questions during a Natural Resources Committee hearing this week examining legislation, including a bipartisan permitting reform bill.
Moose, Wyoming — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in a Friday hearing of the House Committee on Natural Resources, held in Grand Teton National Park, discussing renewal of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), which provided a generational surge in support for national parks over the past five years. Amata was one of seven Members of Congress participating in the hearing, aimed at having America’s national parks ready for next year’s 250th anniversary of the country and beyond.