Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is commending entrepreneurship for Small Business Week, and thanking small businesses for their important role in the community.
“Small businesses are the heartbeat of our economy. You mean so much to our community. May your diligent planning lead to well-earned thriving for your small business! (Proverbs 21:5)
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting National Nurses Week (May 6-12) and National Nurses Day.
“In the manner of Proverbs 17:22, our nurses’ cheerful hearts are part of their providing the community with needed professional medical care!
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is sending out special appreciation to teachers this Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5-9) and National Teacher Day (May 6).
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is commending passage by both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives of the Take It Down Act, S. 146, which has been sent to President Trump to be signed into law. The Act combats non-consensual explicit imagery of people, created by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other visual technology, which can be misused to humiliate or monetarily exploit people without their permission, consent, or in some cases their knowledge of their imagery online.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has cosponsored new bipartisan legislation, together with the Representatives of the four affected territories, to remove Medicaid funding caps, a point of fairness. The Medicaid Improvement for Insular Areas Act of 2025, was sponsored by Rep. Kimberlyn King-Hinds (CNMI), with original cosponsors Rep. Aumua Amata (American Samoa), Rep. James Moylan (Guam), and Rep. Stacey Plaskett (USVI).
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata visited Israel as part of a bipartisan delegation for meetings with national leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, participation in the Yom HaShoah observance, Holocaust Remembrance Day. While in Israel, the delegation also met families of the hostages from the October 7, 2023 attacks, and visited the U.S. Embassy, where they greeted the U.S. Marines on duty there.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in several meetings in London with national government and business leaders, as part of a bipartisan Congressional Delegation (CODEL) led by Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, which then continued to several other countries.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring the U.S. Army Reserve for its birthday (April 23), celebrating 117 years of strength and service to the nation, and the cause of freedom.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is part of a bipartisan Congressional Delegation (CODEL) led by Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who released an initial statement outlining the purposes of the delegation in each country, and noting the importance of these alliances and partnerships to the U.S.