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Photo with soldiers in Virginia 2023
September 11, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is hailing the pay raise for the military in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025, passed Wednesday by the House with a vote of 231-196. The House voted to raise pay for U.S. Service Members by 3.8 percent next year, building on this year’s pay raise.

Issues:Military

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L to R - Rep. LaMalfa, Rep. Amata, Chairwoman Hageman; Rep. Downing; Chairman Bruce Westerman; Rep. Leger-Fernandez, Rep. Lee
September 9, 2025

Moose, Wyoming — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in a Friday hearing of the House Committee on Natural Resources, held in Grand Teton National Park, discussing renewal of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), which provided a generational surge in support for national parks over the past five years.


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September 5, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting notice of $353,303 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Justice for the American Samoa Alliance Against Domestic and Sex Violence. 


September 4, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting a successful congressional effort that flagged problems with mail delivery to U.S.

Issues:Congress

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Samoan Congregational
August 31, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is congratulating the Samoan Congregation Church, Joint Base Henderson Hall-Myer, which is celebrating 55 years at this location.

Issues:Military

August 30, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a grant from the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Office of Insular Affairs (OIA), as also sent to Governor Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula, advising of $250,000 to the American Samoa Government (ASG) Department of Treasury through the OIA Technical Assistance Program. 

Issues:Interior

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Congresswoman Amata and President Hilda Heine
August 26, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Amata Coleman Radewagen, vice chairman of both the U.S.