This Week In Congress

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. May 26, 2020 – Week Two of the Fourth Regular Session, the 21st Congress adopted measures that included a tribute to the late Chief Justice of Chuuk State and held the first-ever, online State of the Nation address by the President of the Federated States of Micronesia.  During its January session, the Congress had invited […]

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. May 14, 2020– The Fourth Regular Session of the 21st Congress convened May 11, 2020, online – to begin the review and approval process for the 2021 budget for the national government of the Federated States of Micronesia. With states locked-down as preventative measures against the COVID-19 virus, the Congress has resorted to remote,

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. April 24, 2020 – The historic online Fifth Special Session of the 21st Congress adjourned sine on April 22, 2020 with the amended Declaration addressed, mitigation funding secured and the passage of the following measures Congressional Acts and Congressional Resolutions.  Congressional Act (CA) 21-116, allotted $670,000 to supplement the FY 2020 national budget for operations of

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. April 20, 2020– The historic online Fifth Special Session of the 21st Congress was called for 5-days to respond to the amended COVID-19 Declaration and at the end of Day 5, the Congress enacted measures to address certain aspects of the Declaration, among others. The first Act of the historic online session isCongressional Acts

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. April 14, 2020 – Day 2 of its first-ever online session, the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adopted measures for the Nation’s ongoing public health programs and a resolution to provide for online Congress sessions.  Given the COVID-19 preventative lock-down measures by the states, Congressional Resolution (CR) 21-132, is adopted to amend the

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. April 6, 2020 – Speaker Wesley W. Simina has called for the first-ever remote, online Special Session of the 21st Congress, in response to the President’s March 14, 2020,  Public Health Emergency declaration – as mandated by the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia.  According to the FSM Constitution Article X, Section 9(c), within 30

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. March 26, 2020 – The 4th Special Session of the 21st Congress, having adopted measures to address the immediate needs of the COVID-19 or the Coronavirus, turned its attention to the existing needs of the communities throughout the Nation and passed corresponding legislative measures. Measures passed during the 4th Special Session of the 21st Congress of the Federated

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. March 13, 2020 – The Fourth Special Session of the 21st Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adjourned on March 11, 2020, with the passage of a number of important measures to address the Coronavirus emergency, per the polling of members of Congress for a Special Session. Speaker Wesley W. Simina thus called for a

PALIKAR, POHNPEI, February 27, 2020 – Speaker Wesley W. Simina has called for the Fourth Special Session of the 21st Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia to convene on Thursday – March 5, 2020. In his letter to President David W. Panuelo, the Speaker noted that the purpose of the Special Session is to “review the

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. February 17, 2020–  The Third Regular Session of the 21st Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adjourned sine-die on February 13, 2020, with the passage of measures that included 20 Acts and 18 Resolutions, among which was an invitation for the President to address the Nation. The Congress, through Congressional Resolution 21-103, invited the