Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting a new legislative success, as a House-passed bill she sponsored, the South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act, has been included as part of the year’s biggest Defense bill, up for final passage in a few days. Amata’s bill had already passed the...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a new $171,272 federal grant from the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen Maternal and Child Health Services in American Samoa. The grant, awarded through the Health Resources and Services Administration (...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomes last week Wednesday’s joint announcement of the new Congressional Territories & Commonwealths Caucus, which starts with the five Representatives from the territories.
The founding members are Congresswoman Aumua Amata Radewagen (...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announcement of the approval of the Final Proposals from 15 states and three territories, including American Samoa, to deliver universal...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, who serves as Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (HVAC), is welcoming final passage of legislation ensuring a cost-of-living boost for the year ahead in several Veterans’ benefits.
The House of Representatives passed the...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata with Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds (Northern Mariana Islands), Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (U.S. Virgin Islands), and Congressman James Moylan (Guam) worked together in introducing H.R. 5960, a bipartisan bill to restore duty-free treatment...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming final House passage of the bill to end the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown after 43 days, and renew much-needed funding, including paychecks for military, air traffic controllers and all federal employees.
This amended bill,...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a likely end later this week to the government shutdown that reached 41 days on Monday.
“The end of this shutdown is in sight, and the Senate and House will need to see it through and fund our government as soon as possible,” said...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, who serves as Vice Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC), is honoring U.S. Veterans and highlighting American Samoa’s Veterans for Veterans Day 2025, and is an original cosponsor of a House bipartisan Resolution to honor veterans...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has written the United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, congratulating him and his USTR team on the announced U.S.-Thailand trade agreement, and urging that U.S. tuna be a priority in determining which products to exempt from...

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![Congresswoman Amata, President Trump, and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (speaking) on April 17, 2025 in the Oval Office highlighting the role of fishing in US economic and food security [courtesy photo] Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata with President Trump and Howard Lutnick](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_president_trump_and_secretary_of_commerce_howard_lutnick.png?itok=-lU9xTtR)

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![Veterans Day is being honored in the territory as a federal holiday on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, and Samoa News will be closed on that day. We join Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata in thanking “our Veterans for having put country before self. May God bless and strengthen you.” Have a safe day. [courtesy graphic] Veterans Day LOGO](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/veterans_day_2025.jpg?itok=wwbr0j2H)
