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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, who serves as Vice Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC), was an original cosponsor upon introduction in April of the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act, known as the SAVES Act. This week, the full Committee passed the bill, which will proceed to future consideration by the House.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Aumua Amata is calling attention to National Hire A Veteran Day, which is Friday, July 25th, 2025, to show appreciation to Veterans and their ongoing and important role in their communities after their service.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, who serves as Vice Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC), is welcoming House passage of a slate of bipartisan Veterans bills from the Committee, and letting American Samoa’s veterans know about these efforts, which are now sent to the Senate for consideration.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, who serves as Vice Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC), is delighted to be part of the introduction of the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act in the U.S. House of Representatives by a bipartisan group of 24 Members of Congress.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata highlighted this week’s continuation of House/Senate Joint Hearings on veterans’ issues, which began with two hearings last week. These hearings, attended by up to 500 veterans, are the opportunity at the beginning of each Congress for extensive Veterans Service Organization (VSO) testimony.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting the Senate confirmation of former Congressman Doug Collins, her friend and former colleague, as Secretary of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA).
Washington, D.C. – House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC) Vice Chairman Uifa’atali Amataheard from groups of Veterans over several days and gave remarks at American Legion posts in several states.
Congresswoman Amata heard from Veterans on the issues that are important to them, and highlighted some of the recent and ongoing work of the Committee under the leadership of Chairman Mike Bost, a veteran and congressman representing Illinois.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata will serve on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC) for the 119th Congress, and as Vice Chairman of the full Committee in recognition of her seniority as a longstanding part of the Committee, where she has served since the people of American Samoa first sent her to represent them in Congress.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring American Samoa’s Veterans for Veterans Day 2024, and released the following statement:
“I so appreciate our Veterans and all they mean to our islands and our country. We are deeply blessed in American Samoa to have many Veterans throughout our community. They have earned lasting respect and are a source of wisdom and strength to our people.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is hailing Wednesday’s announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a total of $24.4 million in fiscal year 2025 investment in American Samoa from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law(BIL), which Amata backed publicly throughout the bill’s debate and passage in 2021. The official name of the BIL is the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).