Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage of major appropriations bills including transportation infrastructure funds she requested, working in communication with the American Samoa Government, to include $1 million for the Port of Pago Pago reconstruction project.
“The Port of Pago Pago is critical to our entire supply process, and long-term upkeep and reconstruction efforts are essential to our future and local economy. The maintenance of our port would be part of Coast Guard considerations as they manage their home port decisions throughout U.S. coastlines. I’m delighted our request made it through this bill’s lengthy negotiations, and we’ll continue our efforts on funding priorities in the next appropriations round,” said Congresswoman Amata.
On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, with a bipartisan vote of 341 to 88. This major bill includes Defense, Labor-HHS-Education, and Transportation-HUD funding, effectively three appropriations bills in one. American Samoa’s port funding is part of the Transportation-HUD section.
The House also passed H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, with a vote of 220 to 207.
Together, these bills support all federal services in these respective areas, notably highways, health programs, and law enforcement.
These bills require Senate passage to become law but have already been through bicameral and bipartisan negotiations ahead of these votes. The House has now completed the 12 appropriations bills that fund the U.S. government for the fiscal year, and they are ready for the necessary Senate votes.
This package of appropriations bills lock in FY26 investments authorized by Congress in America’s military, emergency preparedness, education and health systems, transportation safety, border protections, and infrastructure nationwide.
Passage of all 12 bills highlights the House leadership goal of restoring regular order and fiscal accountability, by reducing reliance when possible on the short term extensions that have been increasingly common in recent years.
