News Release

• Congress delays session to last week of January
• Speaker Figir's 2009 Christmas Message
• Congress session adjourns seating new member, adopts seven Acts, six Resolution
• Second special session seats Senator Christian
• Congress adjourns with major measures passed
• Lawmakers conference adopts social security and compact office resolutions
• Primo new Vice Speaker of FSM Congress
• Special Session declares vacancy in Congress
• New Chinese Ambassador pays courtesy on Speaker Figir                                            
• Special Session launches busy month for Congress
• Yap holds State funeral for first Congress Floor Leader Tman
• Pohnpei special election pending availability of funds
• Speaker Figir highlights rule of law at national debate
• Congress Vice Speaker Moses dies in office
• Executive submits Budget for FY 2010 sans compact sectors
• Congress calls in departments and offices for budget hearing
• New Congress maintains officers, reshuffle committee heads
• Speaker Figir calls for Eight Special Session
• Opening Session of the new Sixteenth Congress set for May 11
• Special session adjourns on collaborative high note
• PMU relocation among first measures of special session
• Day two focuses on special report, social security and PMU
• Seventh special session of 15th Congress set for March 16
• State Funeral set for former Congress Floor Leader Asugar
• Ambassador Noreén of Sweden meets with Speaker Figir
• Congress adjourns Sixth and final Regular Session with major legislations
• Congress adjourns three days into Special Session
• Congress override provides President Mori $1.4 Million for emergency
• President Mori call Special Session for emergency appropriations, among others
• Christmas Message 2008
• Day 2 - November 27
• Fifth Special Session of 15th Congress underway
• Candidates for national elections still awaiting certification
• Japan Former Prime Minister Mori addresses FSM Congress
• Session adopts resolutions ranging from ratifications to nominations
• Congress adjourns Fifth Regular Session
• Legislative conference concludes with adoption of Communiqué
• Day 2: Congress overrides veto of CIA and allowance for former Presidents
• Fifth Regular Session of Congress convenes; seats new Senator Kofot
• Congress to host Micronesian Legislative Conference
• Chinese Embassy provides new chairs
• Congress passes measures on Election, Cancer, Salary and others
• Congress defeats bill to extend National petition filing date
• Speaker urged commitment to laws and policies
• Congress convenes; President delivers State of Nation message
• Speaker Figir calls for the Fourth Regular Session
• Five hopefuls to vie for Congress seat
• Speaker Figir meets with Admiral Keating of US Pacific Command
• Speaker Figir declares vacancy in Congress
• Congress confirms Secretary of Education and overseas deputies, among others

• Congress Recessed Until March 31

• President Mori transmits seven more nominations

• Fourth Special Session underway as called by President Mori

• Congressional Committee on HESA hosts hearing in States

• One Override, eight bills among measures of 3rd Regular Session

• Day 18-20: 15th Congress adjourns Third Regular Session

• Day 17 : Wednesday, February 20th

• Day 16th : Tuesday, February 19th

• Day 11 : Thursday, February 14

• Day 10 : Wednesday, February 13

• Day 9 : Tuesday, February 12

• Congressional Committees wrap up State hearings in Pohnpei

• Nomination Dominate Third Regular Session.  
• Third Regular Session of the 15th Congress set for February 4     
• Congress confirms Skilling and Pretrick
• Nomination dominates Third Special Session of the 15th Congress.
• Nine Acts and Eleven Resolutions adopted during the Second Regular Session.
• Congress adjourns 2nd Regular Session with passage of FY-08 Budget and confirmation of certain Executive nominations.
• Congress confirms Yatilman to head national office of Environment and Emergency Management.
• Vice Chairman Jiang of the National People's Congress heads high level delegation to FSM.
• Special Session adopts Fuel Corporation, Executive Reorganization and Judicial salary increase.
• Senators Halbert and Sitan joins Asian Pacific Parliament Union Conference in Palau.
• Speaker Figir calls for Second Special Session of 15th FSM Congress.