Veterans

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).

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amataheld a Veterans townhall meeting, organized upon the Congresswoman’s arrival in response to interest from the Veterans. She is traveling from DC to American Samoa, and the flight schedule allowed an opening for a listening session estimated between 90 minutes and two hours, attended by a number of American Samoa’s Veterans at the Airport Honolulu Hotel on Sunday.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting House passage this week of a necessary supplemental bill to ensure key Veterans’ services are funded, along with a slate of bipartisan Veterans’ bills.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting House passage of several bipartisan bills addressing various Veterans’ issues that originated in the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, including key education reforms to protect Veterans.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata focused on Veterans throughout 2023, and is providing a year-end summary of the efforts in the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC), one of her three Committee assignments in Congress.