Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed bipartisan House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022, which will raise military pay by 2.7 percent. The House passed the bill by a vote of 363-70 with the support of 194 Republicans and 169 Democrats, and the bill now goes to the Senate for final approval.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming $200,000 in federal health services funds for the American Samoa Department of Health for home visiting efforts. These funds are from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus signed into law on March 11, 2021.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is commemorating National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, as this year marks the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
She released the following statement:
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement on the historic life of long-serving Senator Robert Dole, who passed away in his sleep Sunday at age 98:
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming Friday’s announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of millions in investment in American Samoa from this year’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, recently passed by Congress and signed by President Biden on November 15, 2021.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a prompt bipartisan vote in the U.S. Senate, only hours after the House vote Thursday, that fully funds the U.S. government through February 18, 2022, sending the bill to President Biden to be signed into law in time to prevent a shutdown. Without action, a shutdown would have started over the weekend and could have led to reduced nonessential services.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming Thursday’s House vote to fund the U.S. government through February 18, 2022, including a Medicaid extension at current levels. This action allows Congress more time to complete yearly appropriations, preserving American Samoa’s federal Medicaid support while long-term legislation is considered that is expected to extend Medicaid for multiple years.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has highlighted to U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo how an issue with the 2020 Census count affects American Samoa, due to the many residents who were stranded away from their homes during the Census effort.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement for Thanksgiving Day 2021:
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is updating the continued progress of local hospital infrastructure, Medicaid, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) funds, which passed the House on Friday as part of the major budget reconciliation bill, titled the Build Back Better (BBB) Act.