Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed President Biden’s signing into law on June 13 the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act (H.R. 3525).
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting the national Juneteenth holiday, created just last year through the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed a response to her request to the Secretary of the Navy to name ships after the territories. In his response, Secretary of the Navy Carlos del Toro agreed the request was ‘especially fitting’ and promised ‘every consideration’ in the next decision-making process.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the addition of the flag of American Samoa to the ring of flags surrounding the National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institution, along the National Mall in the nation’s capital.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring the U.S. Army’s 247th birthday, marking the Army’s beginning on June 14, 1775.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting the 245th anniversary of the United States Flag.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting Women Veterans Day (Sunday, 12 June), sometimes called Women Veterans Appreciation Day, a day to honor the service of women who help defend the United States and the cause of freedom. The date commemorates June 12, 1948, the day President Harry Truman signed into law the Women's Armed Services Integration Act.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is delighted to congratulate a student in American Samoa, Haylie Jeanette Tuiasopopo, for her project’s selection in a national competition to be featured at the National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institution in the nation’s capital. Each year, four million visitors tour the Museum.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata was in London on Memorial Day for a special wreath laying at Cambridge American Cemetery, where many U.S. Service Members who fought in World War II are buried. The tour and ceremony at the Cemetery included a wreath on behalf of the U.S. Congress.