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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is congratulating Admiral Kevin Lunday, who has served throughout 2025 as Acting Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. The U.S. Senate has confirmed him as Commandant by unanimous consent. 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage of H.R. 3176, which amends the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting final House passage of the Senate version of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act, sending the legislation to the President to be signed into law. In the parallel House effort, Congresswoman Amata was an original cosponsor, introduced in April 2025 jointly with Rep.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata on Thursday took part in a congressional hearing titled: Stopping the Bloodshed: U.S. Response to Crimes Against Humanity in Sudan. 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting Committee passage of bipartisan legislation, backed by representatives from the territories, to guarantee in-state tuition for students from American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting final House passage of multi-year reauthorization of the United States Coast Guard, which passed the House Wednesday as part of the immense 3,000-page National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is hailing final House passage of the 2026 pay raise for the military, part of the yearly major Defense bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).