Six Amata-Cosponsored Bills Passed by Foreign Affairs Committee

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting six bills she cosponsored that were passed by the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) as part of a slate of a dozen bills voted on Wednesday for consideration by the full House of Representatives.

“I cosponsored these bills to strengthen the Pacific region, helping to ensure mutual defense and stability among Pacific partners that secure the Pacific region, as well as fight the problem of tuberculosis worldwide, establish clear U.S. policies regarding Iran, and support an American wrongfully detained by the Venezuelan regime,” said Congresswoman Amata.

Amata-cosponsored legislation:

H.R. 1776, End Tuberculosis Now Act, To prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally;

H.R. 4619, AUKUS Submarine Transfer Authorization Act, To authorize the sale of Virginia Class submarines to Australia in support of the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and for other purposes;

H.R. 4716, KOALA Act, To amend the Arms Export Control Act in support of Australia and the AUKUS partnership;

H.R. 4715, BRITS Act, To amend the Arms Export Control Act in support of the United Kingdom and the AUKUS partnership;

H.R. 3152, Fight CRIME Act, To impose sanctions with respect to countries, individuals, and entities that engage in any effort to acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer, or deploy Iranian missiles and related goods and technology, including materials and equipment, and for other purposes;

H.Res. 578, Calling for the immediate release of Eyvin Hernandez, a United States citizen and Los Angeles County public defender, who was wrongfully detained by the Venezuelan regime in March 2022.

In addition, the following bills were also passed by HFAC:

H.R. 4725, AUKUS Oversight and Accountability Act, To conduct oversight and accountability of the State Department’s implementation of AUKUS, and for other purposes;

H.R. 4517, Ensuring Voluntary Actions are Compensated Act of 2023, To require the Secretary of State to submit a plan for the reimbursement of personal funds expended to evacuate American citizens, American lawful permanent residents, and Afghan allies from Afghanistan, and for other purposes;

H.R. 4691, Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act of 2023, To provide for congressional review of actions to terminate or waive sanctions imposed with respect to Iran;

H.R. 1456, SCREEN Act, To limit the use of funds for the production of films using assets of the Department of State under certain circumstances, and for other purposes;

H.R. 4741, To require the development of a strategy to promote the use of secure telecommunications infrastructure worldwide, and for other purposes;

(A bill number yet to be assigned), To require the imposition of sanctions and other measures relating to the Russian oil price cap policy, and for other purposes.

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