This Week In Congress

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. September 20, 2023– After nine years of allocating its share of amended Compact funding to the states, the Twenty Third Congress, today passed Congressional Act 23-19 to re-establish the National Government’s share through modification of the distribution formula for the 2023 Amended Compact funding. In anticipation of the new Constitutional Amendments and in preparation for

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. September 19, 2023 – Today, the Twenty Second Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia confirmed the nominations of Lorin S. Robert, Rose Nakanaga and Elina Akinaga to head three Departments of the National Government. Through Congressional Resolution (C.R.) No. 23-35, the Congress confirmed Lorin S. Robert to serve as the Secretary of the Department of

SUVA, FIJI. September 01, 2023– The Nation’s first two Congress women led the delegation from the Federated States of Micronesia to the Pacific Island Form (PIF) Women Leaders Meeting held from August 31 thru September 1, 2023 in Suva, Fiji. Senator Perpetua S. Konman, Chairwoman of the Committee on Health and Social Affairs, served as

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. July 13, 2023 (CFSM- Pohnpei Delegation Office)– The First Special Session of the 23rd Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia convened on July 10, 2023 to deliberate on the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget; preparations for the Inauguration ’23; and seat the newly elected senators from Chuuk and Kosrae to the Congress. Speaker Esmond B.

PALIKIR, Pohnpei. June 5, 2023 (CFSM- Pohnpei Delegation Office)– The First Regular Session of the 23rd Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adjourned sine-die on May 24, 2023 after reorganizing the leadership of the Executive and Legislative Branches of the national government and passage of a several congressional measures. Among the measures of the First

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. May 23, 2023– The new Twenty-Third Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia convened on May 11, 2023, to foremost organize the new Congressional Body and elect the leadership of the Executive and Legislative Branches of the Nation’s national government. On the bright Thursday morning, the leaderships and members of the state and

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. May 10, 2023 (CFSM- Pohnpei Delegation Office)– The 22nd Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia concluded its 8th and final session with the passage of eight proposed measures along with the adoption of eight resolutions. The proposed measures passed are: Congressional Act 22-209,intends to appropriate the sum of $700,000 from the General Fund of

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. April 14, 2023 – The 22nd Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adjourned its Seventh Special Session on April 7, 2023, with a number of Congressional Acts after a 5-day session that convened on Monday, April 03, 2023. Congressional Act (CA) 22-186, is to amend Chapter 8 Title 54 of the FSM Code by adding

PALIKIR, Pohnpei. April 12, 2023 (CFSM-Pohnpei Delegation Office)– The Seventh Special Session of the Twenty Second Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adopts 15 resolutions, among which, are grants to fund the East Micronesia Cable (EMC) System Project. The EMC is a regional project to build a new submarine fiber optic cable system. An underwater