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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is expressing condolences to the families and friends of those who passed away because of a devastating car crash in front of the cannery. She sends the following message:

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is urging the federal government to uphold the important Buy American policy when purchasing tuna. Tuna that is canned in American Samoa is American made, and Amata urged the Biden Administration not to make an exception to the U.S. government’s Buy American policy when purchasing tuna for the National School Lunch Program.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming about $1.3  million ($1,293,165) for American Samoa's airports in new federal infrastructure grants from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, recently passed by Congress and signed into law November 15, 2021, by President Biden.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcomed bipartisan Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022, sending the major legislation to President Biden to be signed into law. 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage Wednesday of the Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2021, H.R. 4555.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a federal funding announcement Wednesday from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) of a travel and tourism grant of $1,395,492 for American Samoa.

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.