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Congresswoman Amata pictured in August in the Rayburn House Office Building
August 27, 2024

Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (CNMI), and Congressman James Moylan (Guam), are working together in a bipartisan effort to protect critical Medicare funding for dialysis facilities in the Pacific territories.

Issues:Healthcare

August 15, 2024

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a federal funding grant of $67,148 from the Department of Transportation (DOT) through the FY24 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant for the American Samoa Department of Homeland Security.


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Congresswoman Amata and Director Faiai 2
August 15, 2024

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice of $256,557 in federal funds for American Samoa's criminal justice system from the Office on Violence Against Women, part of the U.S. Department of Justice.


August 13, 2024

Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting a training, mentoring, and business matchmaking opportunity for Pacific women entrepreneurs from neighboring Pacific Islands countries.


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August 12, 2024

Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed announcement of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant for the airport at Fitiuta, Ta'u, designated to the runway lighting project.


August 12, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed a federal funding notice of $295,000 last week from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Preventing Maternal Mortality.

Issues:Healthcare

August 6, 2024

Washington, D.C.  Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice on Monday of a federal grant of $11,553 for mental health services in American Samoa through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Issues:Healthcare

August 5, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomes a total of $780,211.95 awarded to the American Samoa Government in fiscal year 2024 through the Office of Insular Affairs Maintenance Assistance Program (MAP). The award was notified by Assistant Secretary Carmen Cantor in a letter to Governor Lemanu P.S.

Issues:Budget

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Col Le'iato speaking
August 1, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is congratulating Colonel Robert L. Le’iato, now the 43rd Commandant of the U.S. Army Finance and Comptroller School, and Commander of the U.S. Army Finance Corps. Congresswoman Amata’s Chief of Staff, Col. Leafaina Tavai, U.S. Army (Ret.), attended his command ceremony on Tuesday at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
Issues:Military

July 29, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highly supportive of the new bipartisan Task Force appointed to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Trump and all related security and procedural questions. The Task Force announced Monday follows bipartisan House passage of H. Res. 1367, passed by a vote of 416-0 on July 24th.
Issues:Congress