Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice this week of $617,640 in federal funds for the STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting the announcement of an investment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from congressionally authorized and appropriated funding that will benefit families and communities throughout American Samoa.
Pago Pago, American Samoa – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata announced today that the U.S. Congress has approved $2,437,602 in funding through the Federal Highway Administration’s Ferry Boat Program to support a new inter-island ferry for the Manuʻa Islands. This grant will fund the design, construction, and delivery of a modern ferry to replace aging vessels, ensuring safe, reliable, and consistent transportation for passengers and cargo within the Manuʻa Islands.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is fighting for American Samoa’s funding. This week, in efforts that have already been underway for days, she took part in a major group letter by Members of Congress working to preserve FEMA funding nationwide, including American Samoa’s funding, and separately co-signed a letter on another funding issue with Rep. Kimberlyn King-Hinds of CNMI.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is celebrating the 235th birthday of the United States Coast Guard. On August 4th, 1790, President George Washington signed a bill passed by Congress that authorized ten revenue cutters, initially under Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton to enforce tariff laws and prevent smuggling, and their mission has grown over the years, now protecting many thousands of miles of coastal waters.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata was made welcome by a roundtable meeting of the Pacific Consular Corps for Pacific Islands nations at the East-West Center in Hawaii, and she provided an update from Congress.
Amata was able to attend the roundtable en route to the funeral of her good friend, Governor Arnold Palacios, a statesman for the people of the Northern Marianas Islands, and opened her remarks by honoring his life and leadership.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting the five-year anniversary of the signing of the historic Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) on August 4, 2020. This bipartisan legislation, signed into law by President Trump in his first term, is the largest ever investment into U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomes bipartisan passage in the U.S. House of Representatives last week of major legislation to strengthen, support, and authorize funding through the end of fiscal year 2029 for the United States Coast Guard and all its critical missions that safeguard the nation’s borders, facilitate maritime commerce, ensure maritime safety, prevent illegal drug trafficking, and reduce illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing on the high seas.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, who serves as Vice Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC), is a cosponsor of H.R. 740, the Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act, led by Chairman Mike Bost, who introduced it in January with a companion bill led by Senator Jerry Moran. The Committee voted through this bill, one of the Chairman’s top priorities, which is now eligible for consideration by the full U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, who serves as Vice Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC), was an original cosponsor upon introduction in April of the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act, known as the SAVES Act. This week, the full Committee passed the bill, which will proceed to future consideration by the House.