Veterans
For more information concerning work and views related to Veterans issues, please contact our office.
More on Veterans
Washington, D.C. –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House Veterans Affairs Committee conducted a markup of several pieces of legislation that will affect our veterans, including improvements to the Transition Assistance Program (TAP).
Washington, D.C. –Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House Veterans Affairs Committee conducted a hearing on Thursday, to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) efforts to reduce suicide among the veteran population.
Washington, D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity conducted a mark-up of several bills that had been submitted to the committee, including Congresswoman Amata’s bill, the Veterans Education Enhancement Act of 2016 (H.R. 5174).
Washington, D.C. –Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, introduced the Veterans Education Enhancement Act of 2016 (H.R. 5174) this morning. The bill aims to make several modifications to the G.I. Bill, to improve the benefit for our veterans, service members, and their dependents.
Washington, D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House Veterans Affairs Committee (HVAC) conducted a legislative hearing on several bills that have been brought before the committee.
Pago Pago, AS, Tuesday, March 29, 2016, Congresswoman Aumua Amata was special guest speaker at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) meeting here today. “I know VFW members have many questions regarding what my office is doing on their behalf. Let me first acknowledge the fact that everything we do here and in Washington, DC, has an impact or potential impact on all Veterans.
Washington, D.C. –Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, joined First Lady Michelle Obama, and her fellow Members of Congress earlier this week in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol Building to honor and recognize our women veterans.
Apia –Sunday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, met with United States Veterans who reside in Independent Samoa, to hear some of the issues that affect them and how Congress can help.
Washington, D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, Chaired a House Veterans Affairs, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee hearing regarding the Veterans Administration’s (VA) Home Loan Program, which focused on how the program can be expanded and improved to provide greater access and opportunities for veterans to purchase a home.
Washington, D.C. –Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and a few other members of the House Veterans Affairs Committee held a luncheon meeting at VA headquarters in Washington, on Thursday with VA Secretary Bob McDonald.