Veterans

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata voted Wednesday for the Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act, H.R. 4300, which was passed by the full Committee on Natural Resources with bipartisan support. Amata cosponsored the legislation to honor Veterans with free lifetime access to all U.S.

Washington, D.C.- Thursday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is a cosponsor of bipartisan legislation that honors Veterans with free lifetime access to all U.S. National Parks. The Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act is a bipartisan bill that honors the nation's service members, veterans, and Gold Star families as VIPs in National Parks and other public lands.

Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata hailed a notice from Honolulu VA Regional Director Sergio S. Chao that the Department of Veterans' Affairs will place a permanent Veterans Benefits Counselor in American Samoa to assist Veterans.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata said her American Samoa congressional office has a fellowship opening for a wounded warrior or medically retired veteran.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming House passage of the bipartisan VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act (H.R. 2429), legislation introduced by Rep. Kathleen Rice (NY-04) and co-led by Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen (American Samoa).

Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is an original cosponsor of legislation supporting establishment of a new committee of Veterans from throughout the five U.S. Territories and the three Freely Associated States to better advise the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) on Veterans' issues affecting the insular areas.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata took part in a Tuesday hearing focused on next year's budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in which VA Secretary Denis McDonough testified. In his answer to Congresswoman Amata's question, the Secretary testified on the reason the VA is preparing for a surge in health care cases. Since the U.S.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata last week, as part of a series of meetings while she was in Honolulu, also met with the leadership of the Spark M. Matsunaga Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) Medical Center associated with Tripler Army Medical Center that serves so many Veterans from American Samoa.