Press Releases
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in a Thursday oversight hearing examining the United States Coast Guard’s contributions to maritime security in the Indo-Pacific, and the importance of the region to U.S. security interests. For purposes of participating in this hearing, Congresswoman Amata was waived onto the House Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, led by ChairmanCarlos Gimenez (R-FL).
Washington, D.C. – In a Wednesday oversight hearing, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata raised the issue of prioritizing Buy American laws in U.S. government purchases, including tuna, and took part in a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough urging more effort to follow Buy American laws.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice this week of $618,585 in federal funds for the STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program under the leadership of CJPA Director Mariana Timu-Faiai.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming this week’s announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of waste management investment in American Samoa from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which Amata supported to improve local infrastructure and related services. The BIL, officially named the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, was passed by Congress and signed by President Biden on November 15, 2021.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice of a grant of $159,948 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs to the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency. Congress funded the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program and subsequent grants for the year through the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023.