Press Releases

Canberra, Australia – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is taking part in a Congressional Delegation to Australia led by Chairman Mike Gallagher of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, in which the Members of Congress participated in the Australian American Leadership Dialogue (AALD), and bolstered the AUKUS alliance, a security pact among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States that is key to Pacific security and stability.

Strengthens Fishery Disaster Relief

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is an original cosponsor upon introduction of the bipartisan FISHES Act, fully titled the Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act.

Washington, D.C. – House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Vice Chairman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming Thursday’s VA announcement that Veterans and survivors who apply (or submit their intent to file) for PACT Act benefits by 11:59PM Eastern Time on this Monday, August 14, 2023, will be eligible to have their benefits backdated to August 10, 2022 – the day that President Biden signed the PACT Act into law. This is an extension from the past original deadline of August 9, 2023.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice of several grants from the Office of Insular Affairs’ Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP).

In a letter received Tuesday from Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor to Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga and Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, the OIA announced just over $750,000 ($750,280) in three MAP grants.

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting the birthday of the United States Coast Guard, established in 1790 on August 4. 

Discussed Pacific Economic Relationships, Supply Chains, and Countering China