This Week In Congress

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. On September 29, 2026, the Speaker of the 24th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Honorable Esmond B. Moses, received a courtesy call from Her Excellency Sigrid Berka, the Ambassador of Austria to the FSM. Ambassador Berka, whose embassy headquarters are located in Tokyo, Japan, was accompanied during the official visit […]

PALIKIR, POHNPEI – On September 29, 2026, the newly appointed Congressional Committee to Wait on the President met with the Executive Branch to discuss critical legislative priorities for the current special session. The Committee, appointed on the same day, consists of Member Johnson A. Asher (Chair), Member Jermy W. Mudong, Member Fabian S. Nimea, and

  PALIKIR, POHNPEI—September 28, 2026 – His Excellency President Wesley W. Simna, in accordance with Article IX, Section 16 of the FSM Constitution, has officially called for the Fourth Special Session of the 24th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia to convene. The 5-day special session is scheduled to begin tomorrow, September 29, 2026.

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. The 24th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adjourned sine die from its 5th Regular Session on September 25, 2026. Following deliberate reviews and sessions, the Congress approved the following Congressional Acts: Congressional Act No. 24-140 (FY 2027 Budget) Congress passed an appropriations measure designating $137,058,782 from the FSM General Fund for

PALIKIR, POHNPEI, September 16, 2026. The Committee to Wait on the President officially met with the Executive branch on September 15, 2026, to inform the Executive that the 24th FSM Congress is in session and prepared to transact national business. The congressional committee chaired by Senator Andy P. Choor along with members Senator Johnson A.

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. September 14, 2026. In a move to strengthen long-standing diplomatic ties, the newly appointed Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy to the Federated States of Micronesia, Mr. Andrew Wylie paid a courtesy call on Speaker Esmond B. Moses of the 24th FSM Congress. The introductory visit served as an official meeting for

On August 24-26th, 2026, Senator Andy Choor represented the 24th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia at the 54th General Assembly of the Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians Union (APPU) in Tokyo, Japan. Senator Choor was accompanied by Legislative Counsel Yancy Cottrill. The theme of the three-day event was “Inter-parliamentary Cooperation for Maintaining a Free and Open

  PALIKIR, POHNPEI. July 10, 2026 – The 24th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adjourned sine-die its 3rd Special Session on July 6, 2026, and approved the following Congressional Acts. Congressional Act (CA) 24-119, defined “Presidential Decrees” as decrees issued under Article X, Section 9 of the FSM Constitution to preserve public peace,

    PALIKIR, POHNPEI. July 9, 2026 – The Third Special Session of the Twenty-Fourth Congress of the Federated States of Micronsesia (FSM) adjourned on July 7, 2026, and adopted several grants pending before the Congress. Convened on July 01, 2026, the 3rd Special Session was called by the President for a 10-day session to

  PALIKIR, POHNPEI. May 29, 2026 – Following weeks of intensive public hearings with the national departments, agencies and offices of the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Fourth Regular Session of the 24th Congress adjourned on May 22, 2026, having authorized a sovereign guarantee, renamed a national department and addressed employment designations,