Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is releasing some of her questions for Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), which she will submit for responses as part of a congressional hearing.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which governs...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata held a roundtable meeting June 07, with leadership members of the Society of Fa’afafine in American Samoa (S.O.F.I.A.S.) to answer questions and discuss the issues that were brought up.
The meeting included Ertta Laumoli, President, SOFIAS; Isabella...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming $302,000 in federal funds for American Samoa from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) authorized by Congress in the BEACH Act.
“The EPA is fulfilling one of its original key functions with these coastal water monitoring funds...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement yesterday, May 27, 2025:
“These islands within PRIMNM are not Hawaiian islands nor are they American Samoan islands; these are America’s islands and waterways, and food security is national security. Insuring the...
Washington, D.C. — (May 23) Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is thanking those who attended her town hall meeting for seniors at Territorial Administration on Aging (TAOA) Center.
“I appreciate our seniors. They are respected elders in our communities, and it’s important to hear from them on issues...
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata held a well attended town hall meeting last Friday at the TAOA Center, where she answered questions concerning the House passage of the reconciliation bill that affects Medicaid in the states. The congresswoman is also on island for her annual ‘must-attend’ graduation...
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, the House Natural Resources (HNR) Committee’s Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries examined an ocean monitoring bill that Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is co-leading in a group of six bipartisan House Members. The hearing is a necessary step before the...
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Congressman Ed Case (D-Hawaii-01), and Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata (American Samoa) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill aimed at strengthening the United States’...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement on the announcement of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV:
“As one of the more than a billion Catholic worshippers worldwide, I am delighted to welcome the announcement of Pope Leo XIV. Watching the ceremonies is a special...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, who serves as Vice Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, was humbled to speak in honor of the soldiers that liberated prisoners on a death march from the Dachau Concentration Camp at an 80th Anniversary remembrance, days before the...





![Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata (center standing) poses with seniors after her well attended town hall meeting last Friday at the TAOA Center. [Courtesy photo] Amata posing with seniors at her town hall meeting last week](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/with_our_seniors_at_a_town_hall_meeting.jpg?itok=fLg5wyeP)

![The bill, which continues to attract more cosponsors since introduction, and has the key support of HNR Chairman Bruce Westerman, ensures continued support for critical ocean monitoring efforts that benefit coastal communities, fisheries, and maritime industries. [file photo] Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_img_6331_6.jpg?itok=X6AmT_zg)


![Amata & other dignitaries at the Memorial showing sculptures honoring those who died on the Dachau death march before thousands were rescued by the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion. [US Army photo] Amata and others](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/at_the_memorial.jpg?itok=s5efU3YY)