This Week In Congress

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,

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, after it extended the President’s Emergency Declaration, confirmed national officials and approved various grants

  On February 6, 2026, a courtesy call was requested by the Turkish Ambassador-Designate, Oguzhan Ertugrul to meet with Speaker Esmond B. Moses to discuss matters of mutual diplomatic interests. Ambassador Ertugrul was accompanied by Mr. Ahmed Burak Aydogdu, Third Secretary at the Embassy of the Republic of Turkiye. Beginning discussions centered on potential collaboration

  PALIKIR, POHNPEI. JANUARY 13, 2026 – The Third Regular Session of the Twenty-Fourth Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia convened today in Palikir and seated Andrew R. Yatilman as the new at-Large and 4-year representative of the State of Yap. Yatilman was elected on November 12, 2025 to fill the seat vacated by

PALIKIR,POHNPEI. JANUARY 09, 2026– Speaker Esmond B. Moses and Members of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia welcomed a Parliamentary Delegation visiting from the National Diet of Japan. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the delegation is from the House of Councilors of the National Diet of Japan and visiting the Nation

A delegation from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Congress recently participated in two significant back-to-back meetings aimed at fostering international cooperation and investment opportunities. The delegation attended the MRA Meetings in Tokyo, Japan, from October 8-11, followed by the World Bank Group 2025 Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C., from October 13-18.     MRA

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. The 24th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adjourned its 2nd Regular Session on September 25, 2025 with the passage of    congressional resolutions addressing several condolences, crucial nominations for executive departments, agencies, boards, compact sector grants, setting the ceiling for the FSM General Fund, including an amendment to the President’s Declaration. CR