Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting the past year’s legislation as part of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC), one of her three committees, and related international work.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is reviewing the year’s work in the House Natural Resources Committee, one of her three committees, highlighting the passage of the South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act she sponsored, and her chairmanship of the Committee’s Indo-Pacific Task Force.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming an important legislative step forward for a Wagner-Peyser job training program that, upon final passage, would finally include American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands, a priority that she has worked for alongside Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan of CNMI.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the return of Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis to the United States. “We have prayed for this, and advocated for it, alongside his family, and other strong voices in Congress who called for his return to the United States,” said Congresswoman Amata. “He is Samoan, and serves our country, and I’m thankful to know that finally he is back in the U.S. where he belongs.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming passage in the House Foreign Affairs Committee of her bill, H.R. 6606, for consideration by the full House of Representatives.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming bipartisan House passage of the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a vote of 310-118, sending the legislation to President Biden to sign into law, and she especially highlights the pay raise for the military and the support for Pacific security.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has cosponsored the bipartisan National Law Enforcement Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act to increase public input and awareness into law enforcement, strengthen data, support safety, and honor heroic service by law enforcement professionals.