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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming Natural Resources Committee passage of a bipartisan bill she cosponsored, the World War II Women’s Memorial Location Act, H.R. 2290, introduced by U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI).
The bill authorizes the location of the World War II Women's Memorial on or closely adjacent to the National Mall, consistent with other national memorials in the nation’s capital.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming Natural Resources Committee passage this week of a bill, H.R. 2294, that she co-led as original cosponsor to reauthorize the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) for the next five fiscal years with enhancements and updates.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomes the House Natural Resources Committee’s unanimous passage of a bipartisan bill she cosponsored, H.R. 3858, the Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting Natural Resources Committee passage of H.R. 3176 with her support, which will reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (NVEWS) through fiscal year 2030. This system aims to monitor the most active and hazardous volcanoes to give ample time to evacuate communities in surrounding areas. The bill, introduced by Rep.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement regarding the DOI announcement that the US is taking first steps toward a potential critical minerals lease, initiating an upcoming public comment process:
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is correcting a misunderstanding that reopening some waters to fishing somehow may have caused the seabed mining issue. In fact, the two executive orders by the President are separate, and he already had the authority to issue a seabed order before the fishery decision.
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, the House Natural Resources (HNR) Committee’s Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries examined an ocean monitoring bill that Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is co-leading in a group of six bipartisan House Members. The hearing is a necessary step before the Committee schedules a vote on the bill that supports coastal communities.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in an oversight hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs regarding the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Office of Insular Affairs' efforts in the Pacific territories to promote economic prosperity and safeguard U.S. national security.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata will serve again on the House Natural Resources Committee (HNR), as she has throughout her time in Congress, this time with an added Subcommittee vice chairmanship responsibility for the 119th Congress.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting House passage of a slate of 14 Natural Resources bills supporting protections and management of areas around the country, including promoting coastal resiliency.