2020

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. April 14, 2020 – Day 2 of its first-ever online session, the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adopted measures for the Nation’s ongoing public health programs and a resolution to provide for online Congress sessions.  Given the COVID-19 preventative lock-down measures by the states, Congressional Resolution (CR) 21-132, is adopted to amend the […]

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. April 6, 2020 – Speaker Wesley W. Simina has called for the first-ever remote, online Special Session of the 21st Congress, in response to the President’s March 14, 2020,  Public Health Emergency declaration – as mandated by the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia.  According to the FSM Constitution Article X, Section 9(c), within 30

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. March 26, 2020 – The 4th Special Session of the 21st Congress, having adopted measures to address the immediate needs of the COVID-19 or the Coronavirus, turned its attention to the existing needs of the communities throughout the Nation and passed corresponding legislative measures. Measures passed during the 4th Special Session of the 21st Congress of the Federated

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. March 13, 2020 – The Fourth Special Session of the 21st Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adjourned on March 11, 2020, with the passage of a number of important measures to address the Coronavirus emergency, per the polling of members of Congress for a Special Session. Speaker Wesley W. Simina thus called for a

PALIKAR, POHNPEI, February 27, 2020 – Speaker Wesley W. Simina has called for the Fourth Special Session of the 21st Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia to convene on Thursday – March 5, 2020. In his letter to President David W. Panuelo, the Speaker noted that the purpose of the Special Session is to “review the

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. February 17, 2020–  The Third Regular Session of the 21st Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia adjourned sine-die on February 13, 2020, with the passage of measures that included 20 Acts and 18 Resolutions, among which was an invitation for the President to address the Nation. The Congress, through Congressional Resolution 21-103, invited the

PALIKIR, POHNPEI – February 14, 2020.  The 21st Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia has adopted a resolution amending the January 31 Public Health Declaration by President David W. Panuelo on the current novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) outbreak. After two days of debate and an oversight hearing with the appropriate officials including the Coronavirus Task Force, on February

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. February 7, 2020– Week two of its Third Regular Session, the 21st Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia passed a supplemental budget for the national government, assistance for Corona Virus response efforts, and addressed pending nominations, among others. Congressional Act (CA) 21-82, appropriated supplemental funding of $7 million for the operations of the

PALIKIR, POHNPEI – February 3, 2020.  On Monday afternoon, Speaker Wesley W. Simina welcomed to the Congress the newly accredited Ambassador of the United States of America to the Federated States of Micronesia – Ambassador Carmen G. Cantor. Speaker Simina also welcomed the Ambassador to the Nation and assured her of Congress’ readiness to work with

PALIKIR, POHNPEI. January 31, 2020– At the end of the first week of its Third Regular Session, the 21st Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia passed three Congressional Acts along with two Resolutions to address current issues of national and regional concerns. The 21st Congress had convened on January 27, 2020, for its Third Regular Session