Congresswoman Kathleen Rice
Washington, D.C. — Thursday, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata joined Congresswoman Kathleen Rice (NY-04) in introducing two bipartisan reform bills to strengthen oversight and accountability at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
The Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act would provide...

![Congresswoman Amata and Congresswoman Rice have previously worked together on Veterans’ legislation. The VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act would require the VA police to implement the use of body cameras, address police staffing needs at VA facilities, and improve transparency for the law enforcement operations of the Department. [courtesy photo] Congresswoman Amata and Congresswoman Rice](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/_congresswoman_amata_and_congresswoman_rice_copy.png?itok=v4qPNsvl)