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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The delay of issuing REAL ID driver’s licenses for American Samoa is concerning some lawmakers. During a House session this week, Faipule Faimealelei Anthony Fu’e Allen questioned the reason behind the delay. He is requesting a hearing to bring back the director of the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa has achieved success in complying with the federal REAL ID law and is waiting for the Certification Checklist to be finalized for submission to US Department of Homeland Security (USDHS) for “their validation and certification.” This is one of the...
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Washington, DC – Wednesday, May 29, 2019 - Congresswoman Aumua Amata was one of seven members to sign a bipartisan letter to the Department of Homeland Security regarding its administrative rules which place undue constraints on Compact of Freely Associated States migrants seeking to obtain REAL...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga on Oct. 8 signed into law, an Administration bill approved by the Fono, that amends local law by creating the American Samoa REAL ID Act, which complies with the federal REAL ID Act, that has been place for more than a decade. The US Department...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fono has officially endorsed an Administration bill which will amend local statute and establish the American Samoa REAL ID Act, bringing American Samoa into compliance with stringent requirements of the US federal READ ID Act. The final approval was made this past...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate yesterday postponed the final vote on the House version of the “American Samoa REAL ID Act”, after it was discovered that the Samoan version of the bill is different from the English version dealing with the proposed new fee for a driver’s license. The bill,...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After amending the Senate bill by including the words “elected officials”, the House yesterday approved the drug testing measure for all ASG employees in a 15-1 vote. The bill now returns to the Senate, whose members will decide whether they agree — or not — with the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA  — The US Department of Homeland Security (USDHS) has granted an extension to American Samoa to comply with the federal REAL ID Act until Oct. 10, 2019, according to USDHS public online records, as of Sept. 5. It says that American Samoa has an extension for REAL ID...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — To fully comply with the federal REAL ID Act, the Lolo Administration is proposing major changes to current law for issuing driver’s licenses, and a new provision is being proposed that would allow a “driving privilege card” to be issued. Enacted in 2005, the REAL ID Act...