This Week In Congress

New Congress First Session Yields Resolutions on Nominations, Grants and WIPO

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. May 30, 2025 – The First Regular Session the new 24th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia has concluded with the adoption of several Congressional Resolutions that included a couple of nominations and various grant  assistances, along with a convention on intellectual property resolution. After three weeks of grueling committee work and […]

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Congress Organizes 24th Body and Maintains Most of its Leadership

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. MAY 11, 2025 – On the morning of Sunday – May 11, 2025, the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) convened in Palikir to instate the newly elected two-year Members of the Twenty-Fourth national Body in accordance to section 107 of Title 3 of the FSM Constitution which notes the Members

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Congress Completes Work and Adjourns Sine-Die

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. January 31, 2025 – The Sixth and final Regular Session of the 23rd Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adjourned sine-die on January 29th after 20-days of reviewing, addressing, adopting and passing measures to address ongoing issues and challenges facing the Nation. Among the first outcomes from the 6th Regular Session is

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Congress Adopts Resolutions on Nation’s Long-term Development Plans

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. January 24, 2025 – The Congress has adopted the two resolutions on the Federated States of Micronesia’s agreed to plans for long-term priorities and goals in development and infrastructure: the FSM Strategic Development Plan (SDP) and the FSM Infrastructure Development Plan (IDP). Through Congressional Resolution (CR) 23-268, the Congress approved and adopted the

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Sixth and Final Regular Session of the 23rd Congress Underway

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. With a quorum of eight Members, the Twenty-Third Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia convened in Palikir for the current body’s Sixth and final Regular Session on Friday, January 10, 2025. Speaker Esmond B. Moses convened the session and duly appointed the Committee to Wait on the President with Vice Speaker Robson

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FSM Delegation Push for Global Health Security Measures at the 2024 Asia-Pacific Regional Conference

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. December 20, 2024 – Senator Perpetua S. Konman, Chairwoman of the Committee on Health and Social Affairs, headed a delegation from the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia to the 2024 Regional Conference for Parliaments of the Asia-Pacific Region on Global Health Security. Senator Konman and Senator Merlynn Abello-Alfonso, Chairwoman of the

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Resolutions of November Special Session Addressed Nomination and Grants

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. December 13, 2024 – As agreed to during the Committee to Wait on the President meeting at the beginning of the Fourth Special Session, the Congress had adopted nomination resolutions to fill vacancies in the Nation’s overseas missions and vacancies on national boards along with various grant resolutions for ongoing programs in the

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Congress Pass Statutes on Non-Profit Corporation and Dual Citizenship

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. November 18, 2024 – The Fourth Special Session of the Twenty-Third Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia have enacted amendments to the FSM Code, one of which is to address the matter of non-profit corporations in the Nation, and the other amendment is the implementation of the issue on Dual Citizenship. Speaker

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Resolutions Adopted Honoring Late President Haglelgam, Confirming Nominations and Approving Grants

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. The 23rd Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adjourned its 5th Regular Session on October 2, 2024, with the adoption of the remaining resolutions on its calendar that included condolences to the family of the late President Haglelgam, crucial nominations, compact sector grants and others. Distinguished among the adopted measures is Congressional

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Congress Enacts Procedures for Compact Trust Fund Withdrawals

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. October 07, 2024 – During its recently adjourned Fifth Regular Session, the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia enacted a congressional measure to establish criteria and procedures to allow the withdrawal of funds from the Compact Trust Fund. Passage of Congressional Act (CA) 23-132, established legal guidance, criteria and procedures for a

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