New House Members Attend Orientation
An orientation session for new members of the House of Representatives was held yesterday in t eh House chamber conducted by the director of the Legislative Reference Bureau Nathaniel Savali and ...Read more
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Only Election Query Concerns Manu’a Race
So far the only query related to the general elections that the Election Office has received concerns the House of Representatives election for District #1, Manu’a. Chief Election Officer, Dr. ...Read more
Bill Clears House, Senate Calls in Treasurer
By a vote of 13-0, the House of Representatives approved in final reading this morning the administration’s interim appropriations bill intended to avert a government shutdown. The vote came ...Read more
Leone High Hosts forum of House Candidates
Leone High School is hosting a House of Representatives candidates forum today at the Leone Gymnasium. Organized by Leone’s Social Studies Department, it will include men and women whose ...Read more
Details of the Budget Cuts Made by the House
The total sum of the FY2021 budget bill for ASG which the House of Representatives passed in final reading has been reduced. The amount of local taxes in the ASG spending plan listed in the ...Read more
Fono Passes Law to Allow Plea in Abeyance
The House of Representatives has approved in final reading a bill which allows the prosecution and defense to agree to, and the court to approve a plea in abeyance. This would suspend the entering ...Read more
Light Questioning on 1st Day of Budget Hearings
Review of the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 budget for the American Samoa Government got underway this morning. The House and Senate are holding joint hearings under the chairmanship of Senator Magalei ...Read more
Rep Faimealelei: I Have Never Left my Hotel Room
“I have never left my hotel room since my wife and I were brought here on Friday. There are police officers posted outside our door. They can tell you I have never stepped outside the ...Read more
Vice Speaker Wants Subpoena for Commish
Vice Speaker Fetu Fetui is insisting that the House of Representatives use subpoena powers to get the Commissioner of Public Safety to appear for a hearing into a number of issues involving ...Read more
Savali Talavou Ale Retains Speaker’s Seat
The vote was unanimous – all 20 voting members of the 21-member House of Representatives voted for Savali Talavou Ale of Alataua District to serve as Speaker in the 36th Legislature. His was ...Read more
