This Week In Congress

PALIKIR, POHNPEI – May 10, 2017.  The Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia will convene tomorrow May 11, 2017, in Palikir to seat the recently elected two-year representatives of the states to the Nation’s twentieth congressional body. The Congress is a unicameral Body comprised of fourteen members elected to represent the each of the four states. Four […]

PALIKIR, POHNPEI – April 14, 2017. The Nineteenth Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adjourned its final session on April 5th with the passage of measures to secure the Nation’s maritime borders and the biodiversity of its environment, among other issues. On March 27th, the Congress convened for its Eighth Special Session to address urgent matters pending

PALIKIR, POHNPEI – April 14, 2017. Along with the 25 Acts, the Congress also adopted 14 resolutions at the end of its 8th Special Session. While most of the resolutions centered on grant assistance to the Federated States of Micronesia, two addressed international issues pending before the Body and the last two expressed the Member’s collective

Tofol, Kosrae – March 18 – 20.  Speaker Wesley W. Simina headed a delegation from the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia to the 10th State and National Leadership Conference (SNLC) held in the State of Kosrae from March 18th and 20th. The Speaker’s delegation was comprised of the following Members and staff: the two representatives of

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. March 13, 2017 – The Office of National Election on Friday released the unofficial results of the Tuesday’s elections for the two-year seats in the Nation’s next Congressional Body and results of the Constitutional Amendment to repeal Article III, Section 3 on dual citizenship. According to the unofficial results, two current Members will not

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. January 06, 2017 – The Nineteenth Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia has delayed its January Session or its Sixth and final Regular Session from January 10th to convene instead on the 23rd of January.      In light of its recent back-to-back special sessions in November and December 2016, Congress decided to delay the

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. December 21. 2016 – Congress has during its recent Special Session confirmed Susaia as Ambassador for the Washington Embassy and Hainrick to maintain his post as National Public Auditor The President had called for special session highlighting the need for the Congress to address certain nomination pending before the Body. The Nineteenth Congress of

FSM hosts 47th Pacific Islands Forum                                          

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. August 4. 2016 – The Fifth Special Session has adjourned sine-die on Wednesday – August 3, 2016, as scheduled, with the passage of numerous measures among which included the confirmation of an Associate Justice and the ratification of the Paris Agreement. The Nineteenth Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia has confirmed Larry

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. August 4. 2016 – The Fifth Special Session has adjourned sine-die on Wednesday – August 3, 2016, as scheduled, with the passage of numerous measures among which included the confirmation of an Associate Justice and the ratification of the Paris Agreement.  In addition to the grants, Congress had confirmed through Congressional Resolution (CR)