This Week In Congress

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 […]

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

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

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

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. October 07, 2024 – Following months of endless budget hearings and weeks of discussions with the national departments, agencies and office, the 23rd Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia on September 27, 2024, passed Congressional Act (CA) 23-130 for the National Government Budget for Fiscal Year 2025. Through CA 23-130, a budget

PALIKIR, POHNPEI.  September 16, 2024 – Senator Fabian S. Nimea chaired the Committee to Wait on the President with members: Senator Yoslyn G. Sigrah, Senator Joseph J. Urusemal and Floor Leader Quincy Lawrence, formally met with President Wesley W. Simina on Monday to inform him of the convened Fifth Regular Session of the 23rd Congress

PALIKIR, POHNPEI.  September 06, 2024 –A supplemental budget to address the various sector grants of the amended Compact along with resolutions of the same nature are the results of the 3rd Special Session of the 23rd Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia. To appropriate the Compact grant awards to be used within the budget

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. August 28, 2024.  The 23rd Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia convened the Third Special Session on August 27, 2024, to address urgent matters pending before the Body including JEMCO, Emergency Declaration, supplemental funding, and resolutions on grants and nominations. Following the formalities to convene a session, Speaker Esmond B. Moses appointed

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. August 23, 2024 – Chairman Fabian Nimea of the Congressional Standing Committee on Resources and Development, represented the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia at the Second Meeting of Indonesia Pacific Parliamentary Partnership. The meeting provided the platform for Chairman Nimea to work closely with the parliamentary leaders of 10 Pacific Island