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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The longest serving lawmaker, Alataua Representative Savali Talavou Ale has been reelected Speaker of the American Samoa House of Representatives for another two years.
With a total of 19 votes cast for him, it was unanimous. The swearing in ceremony for the 38th ...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House of Representatives unanimous approved Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga’s supplemental appropriation of $7.4 million during yesterday’s session. The vote was 16-0.
Last week, Lemanu sent it to the Fono for approval.
According to Lemanu, $500,000 will go to the Fono to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The increasing numbers of COVID-19 reported by the Task Force is worrying some members of the House of Representatives.
Rep. Avagafono Tuavao Vaimaga Maiava expressed concern about the surge in COVID numbers and asked that the public be urged to follow guidelines to stop...
The House of Representatives on their last Session day this past Friday. At present the Fono has two 45-day sessions per year. A Senate joint resolution proposed that the Fono meet year around instead of 90 days per year had unresolved differences with amendments made by the House at the close of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last week, the Senate rejected the House amendments and as of yesterday, no word on whether there will be a conference committee on the proposed constitutional amendment that would extend the Fono session.
Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean had asked that the House to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House of Representatives has approved the Senate version of a proposed constitutional amendment dealing with the veto override power, which currently rests with the Secretary of Interior.
The measure that the House acted on last Friday is the Senate version of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Vaifanua Representative Lavea Fatulegaee Palepoi Mauga believes that the governor’s chief of staff should not serve as a member of the Retirement Fund Board of Trustees. This was Lavea’s statement during the House Retirement Committee discussion last week before the...
Pago Pago, AAMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Code Annotated (A.S.C.A) 13.2108 creates the Statistical Advisory Council (SAC) that consists of nineteen members including one member from the House of Representative.
In his letter to the Speaker of the House, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga is requesting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The chairman of the House Human Social Service Committee, Rep. Su’a Alexander Eli Jennings has made it clear that the confidential file containing several documents that was circulated in the House chamber last week will not be part of the confirmation hearing for the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A report from ASG Treasury delivered to the House of Representatives shows that the government has spent a little over $40 million from the federal funds received last year from the CARES Act.
Total amount of grants received is $117,094,758 of which $41,914,134 has been...