This Week In Congress

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. April 26, 2016 – During the Yap Upward Bound 2016 College Visit in Pohnpei, the program scheduled a tour of the National Government compound where it once again visited the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia. The program has for the past years afforded its students not only the opportunity to learn about

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. May 18, 2016 – The Fourth Regular Session of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia convened on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 to begin its deliberations on the 2017 budget for the FSM National Government. A quorum of eight Members convened the Fourth Regular Session on Wednesday morning witnessed by President Peter M.

PALIKIR, POHNPEI – Congress tackled the National Government’s budget for fiscal year 2015 and approved  over $7million for various infrastructure needs of the four states during its recently concluded Fifth Regular Session of the 18th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia. Known as the national budget session, the September Sessions mainly involve the national

Thirty Four candidates vie for the 14 seats in Congress PALIKIR, POHNPEI.  November 5, 2014 – The Office of the National Election Director (NED) has notified the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia of the names filed for candidacy for the 2015 National Elections to seat the 14 members of the

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. September 11, 2014 – Speaker Dohsis Halbert has postponed the opening of the Fifth Regular Session from Friday the 12th of September to convene instead on Monday September 15, 2014 at 10:00 am in the Congress Chamber in Palikir, Pohnpei. As set by law, the Fifth Regular Session of the Eighteenth Congress of

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. August 8, 2014 – The Committee on Ways and Means is in Palikir this week for a series of public hearings and oversight on matters still pending before the Committee prior to the upcoming Regular Session of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia scheduled for September. Following Monday morning’s Executive Committee meeting,

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. Prior to the commencement of Day two of the 4th Special Session of the 18th FSM Congress on July 8, 2014, the Committee to Wait on the President, chaired by Senator Yosiwo George of Kosrae, met with President Mori, Vice President Alik, and their key staff to inform the President that Congress was in

PALIKIR, POHNPEI.  On Monday, July 7, 2014, Speaker Halbert called the Fourth Special Session of the 18th Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia to order at the nation’s capital in Palikir, Pohnpei to review the President’s actions on Congressional Act Nos. 18-76, 18-75, 18-73, and other matters pending before Congress. The Special Session is scheduled