Legislative
Legislative Branch
LEADERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Speaker, FSM Congress
T.H. Esmond B. Moses
Legislative powers of the national government is vested in the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia , a unicameral (one house) Body with fourteen Senators. The chief function of the Legislative Branch is to enact laws.
Each state elects one senator as its at-large representative to serve a term of four years.
The other ten Senators are elected for a two-year term and apportioned by population. As such, the composition of the two-year Members are five from Chuuk, three from Pohnpei with one each from Kosrae and Yap. Accordingly, members of Congress per State are:
Chuuk – 6; Kosrae – 2; Pohnpei – 4; and Yap – 2
Vice Speaker, FSM Congress
T.H. Robson U. Romolow
the 23rd Congress of the FSM
T.H. Tiwiter Aritos
State of Chuuk
T.H. Peter M. Christian
State of Pohnpei
T.H. Isaac V. Figir
State of Yap
T.H. Victor Gouland
State of Chuuk
T.H. Perpetua S. Konman
State of Chuuk
T.H. Johnson A. Asher
State of Kosrae
T.H. Joseph J. Urusemal
State of Yap
T.H. Fabian S. Nimea
State of Chuuk
T.H. Merlynn A. Alfonso
State of Pohnpei
T.H. Quincy Lawrence
FLOOR LEADER
T.H. Julio M. Marar
State of Chuuk
T.H. Yoslyn G. Sigrah
State of Kosrae