This Week In Congress

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. March 26, 2019. The Seventh Special Session of the Twentieth Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adjourned sine-die on March 14, 2019 after a week-long session on matters pending before the Body, ranging from a National Declaration of Emergency, to diplomatic relations, to grants for on going community programs in the Nation. […]

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. March 18 2019– In response to the President’s Declaration of National Emergency, Speaker Wesley W. Simina called for a special session of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia to address the declaration. The declaration was prompted by Tropical Storm Wutip that had churned its way slowly through all four states from

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. March 01, 2019– On February 25, 2019, Vice Speaker Esmond B. Moses welcomed to the Nation’s Congress, the newly accredited Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Federated States of Micronesia, His Excellency Carlos Manuel Rojas Lago. Vice Speaker Moses welcomed the Ambassador to the Nation and especially to the Legislative Branch

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. February 15, 2019 – On February 13, 2019, Chairman David W. Panuelo met with officials from the United States Embassy and the U.S. Pacific Command (PACCOM) in Palikir. On behalf of Speaker Wesley W. Simina, Panuelo welcomed to the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia, Heather Coble, Deputy Chief of Mission from the

DOHA, QATAR. February 14, 2019. FSM Speaker Wesley W. Simina led a congressional delegation on an official visit to the State of Qatar from February 2nd to the 7th, 2019 as part of ongoing initiatives to enhance parliamentary relations. The visit came at the invitation of His Excellency Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud, Speaker of Qatar’s Shura

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. February 1, 2019. The 6th Regular Session adjourned Sine Die on January 24, 2019. During the course of the sessions, a substantial number of resolutions were adopted relating to issues pending the nation on matters of importance among others; setting the ceiling for the nation’s general fund, nominations, resolutions of recognition and appreciation, and

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. January 24, 2019– During its recent Sixth Regular Session, the 20th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia passed measures that remedied an issue on corporate tax; addressed budgetary needs of the National Government; and tackled the manifold needs of the states. The Congress had, through Congressional Act (CA) 20-154, amended Title 54 [Taxation and Customs] of

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. January, 2019– The Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia held a three-day workshop, from January 7 – 9, to review its Rules of Procedures with legislative procedural expert and consultant George Crawford from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The Rules of Procedures are the regulations that guide the organization of and

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. January 4, 2019 – Speaker Wesley W. Simina has, through the consensus of a majority of the Members, delayed the convening of the January session of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia to January 14, 2019. The Speaker notified the Nation’s leadership of the decision to delay the Sixth Regular Session of

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. November 9, 2018– Speaker Wesley W. Simina has called for the Sixth Special Session of the 20th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia to convene on November 13, 2018 in Palikir for a 5-day session. Prior to the adjournment of the Fifth Regular Session in October, the Members had agreed to hold a