Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage by voice vote of the Senate companion to a bill she cosponsored in the House for better science-based U.S. fishing safeguards. This amended bill includes much of the original House bill, and it has been returned to the Senate for one final vote to become law.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of a $250,586 award to the American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata and Congressman John Garamendi, who serve as bipartisan Co-Chairmen of the Congressional Peace Corps Caucus, introduced a bipartisan concurrent resolution to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Peace Corps.
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice from the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs of an award to the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency (CJPA) for victim assistance services.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, an original cosponsor, is highlighting unanimous passage of H.R. 6448, the Rural Airport Infrastructure Support Act of 2026, by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, who is Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) within the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC), chaired the closing portion of Wednesday’s hearing titled, “Lives, Not Leverage: The Long Arm of China and North Korea’s Repression.” Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA) opened the hearing. Following the statements of the witnesses and the Chairwoman’s questions, Vice Chairman Amata served in the chair to complete the hearing.
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that the American Samoa Department of Health has been awarded $324,271 through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support health data collection and advance health equity in the territory.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming closure for 11 U.S. Nationals in Whittier, Alaska, who had been facing changes regarding past votes in a local election in Alaska. Alaska prosecutors decided to drop the charges against them, after nearly three years of legal defense resulting from their votes.
“I’m relieved for our people in Alaska and glad to hear their case is over,” said Congresswoman Amata.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting the 79th birthday of the United States Air Force (USAF), marking the official founding as a Service on September 18th, 1947, when President Harry Truman signed the congressional act that established the Air Force.