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RoseAtollUSFWSsign
June 12, 2026
Pago Pago – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata remains convinced that Rose Atoll should be off limits, her longstanding position, especially as she respects the cultural rights of the people of Manu’a. She also emphasized she is happy for the fishermen and supports the rest of the announced change, which will strongly benefit the U.S. fishing fleet.

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great american outdoors act
June 12, 2026

Pago Pago – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is an original cosponsor of the Great America Outdoors Act 250, or the GAOA 250 – named in honor of both the sesquicentennial of the United States and the landmark Great America Outdoors Act enacted in 2020.

Issues:Culture

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June 12, 2026
Pago Pago – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting several House-passed bills, each originating in the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC), on priority issues within Amata’s legislative track record.
Issues:Congress

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Happy birthday US Army
June 10, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring the U.S. Army’s birthday, which marks the founding of the U.S. Army on June 14, 1775. 

Issues:Military

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June 10, 2026

Pago Pago – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting the June 14th birthday of the United States Flag, known as Flag Day nationally.

Issues:Culture

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In this file photo, Amata was at a memorial to Sgt. Tina Safaira Time at the Army Women’s Museum in Virginia.
June 9, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring Women Veterans Recognition Day (June 12), a day specifically recognizing the historical milestone on June 12, 1948, when the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act was signed into law by President Harry Truman. From this point on, U.S. Servicewomen have had full and permanent membership in the Armed Forces.

Issues:Veterans

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Congresswoman Amata recently in her office building in DC
June 5, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting progress for American Samoa’s federal nutrition support in 2027, which is set at $12.2 million in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, H.R. 8646. 

Issues:Congress

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Congresswoman Amata with Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole - file photo
June 4, 2026
Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming advancement of four of her legislative priorities in two bills, as the House is moving forward another $1 million increase for American Samoa’s OIA Operations fund, at Amata’s request. Further, that same bill includes her requests to designate $3 million to ASCC, and to direct DOI to provide Congress with a federally funded report on Pago Pago Port improvements planning.
Issues:Congress

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This photo of the Saaga family in 1941 is on file at the Memorial in France
June 3, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring the memory of Henry Saaga, who fought in the Normandy invasion, as the United States commemorates the anniversaries of D-Day (Europe, 1944), which was codenamed Operation Overlord, and the Battle of Midway (Pacific, 1942). Historians identify these as two of the major tipping points of World War II.

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TAOA Center event
June 2, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata was humbled and appreciative to be invited to deliver remarks to our seniors, and communicate how valued, trusted, and respected they are in American Samoa.

Issues:Culture