This Week In Congress

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. August 10, 2011 – The First Special Session of the Seventeenth Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia has adopted a resolution to accede to the United Nations Protocol against Trafficking in Persons. Through Congressional Resolution 17-15, Congress has authorized the FSM to accede to the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish […]

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. July 29, 2011 – Speaker Isaac V. Figir of the Seventeenth Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia headed a delegation to the outer islands of Yap and Chuuk highlighting the issues of immigration and human trafficking. Beginning July 7th thru the 18th, Speaker Figir and Chairman Joseph J. Urusemal of the Committee on Education

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. July 23, 2011 – The First Special Session of the Seventeenth Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia is scheduled to convene on Monday July 25th for 10-days as called by President Emanuel ‘Manny’ Mori to address his nominations and Budget issues among others. Along with the issues noted in the President’s Call, Congress is

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. May 28, 2011 – The Seventeenth Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia, this morning, approved the nomination listing submitted by President Emanuel Manny Mori for the Deputy Chiefs of Mission for the overseas posts and embassies. During Congress’ meeting with President Mori at the beginning of the session, the President had stressed the urgency

PALIKIR, POHNPEI.  May 18, 2011 – The Seventeenth Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia has called in the Departments, Offices and Agencies of the National Government to review their budgets for fiscal year 2012. For three days after the reorganization of May 11th, members of Congress attended to the logistical and organizational matters within their Delegations

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. May 11, 2009 – The Seventeenth Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia convened on May 11 2011 and re-elected Senator Emanuel ‘Manny’ Mori to the Presidency and Senator Isaac V. Figir for the Speakership of the new Congress. Congress elected to continue the composition of the National Leadership with President Mori and

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. May 9, 2011 – The Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia will convene in Palikir on Wednesday – May 11 2011, at 10am Pohnpei time, to induct members-elect of the new Seventeenth Congress and to reorganize the leadership of the National Government. On Wednesday, the new Congressional Body will select the leadership of

PALIKIR, POHNPEI.  May 4, 2011 – The Office of the Speaker, in collaboration with the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP), today launched a two-day FSM Congress Orientation Seminar for the elected members of the Seventeenth Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia. Speaker Isaac V. Figir observed that, “it has long been felt in Congress

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. The Sixth Special Session of the Sixteenth Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adjourned right after passage of Congressional Act 16-78, a measure to establish for the nation a Unified Revenue Authority (URA). Congressional Act 16-78, is one of five bills currently pending before congress for the tax reform initiative underway for

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. – The Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia has been admitted as a member of the international parliament organization called the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). On April 16, 2011, the Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union adopted in Panama a resolution to admit the FSM Congress as a member of the international body.