Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia

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national legislature unicameral legislature

The Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia is the unicameral national legislative body responsible for making laws and overseeing the government of the Federated States of Micronesia.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Federated States of Micronesia Congress electoral districts	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national legislature ⓘ unicameral legislature ⓘ
budgetRole	approves national budget ⓘ
composition	14 members ⓘ
constitutionalRole	may propose constitutional amendments ⓘ
country	Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
electoralSystem	plurality voting ⓘ
establishedIn	1979 ⓘ
governmentBranch	legislative branch ⓘ
hasChamber	single chamber ⓘ
hasPower	appropriate funds ⓘ declare war ⓘ enact national laws ⓘ levy taxes ⓘ override presidential vetoes ⓘ ratify treaties ⓘ regulate foreign and interstate commerce ⓘ
houseType	unicameral ⓘ
jurisdiction	national ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
legislativeBodyFor	Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Palikir ⓘ Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ surface form: Pohnpei State
mainFunction	budget approval ⓘ government oversight ⓘ lawmaking ⓘ representation of states ⓘ treaty approval ⓘ
meetsIn	Congress building in Palikir ⓘ
memberSelection	elected by popular vote ⓘ
numberOfHouses	1 ⓘ
oversightOf	cabinet of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ surface form: Executive branch of the Federated States of Micronesia
predecessor	Congress of Micronesia ⓘ surface form: Congress of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
represents	Chuuk State ⓘ Kosrae State ⓘ Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ surface form: Pohnpei State Yap State ⓘ
selects	President of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ
sessionType	regular sessions ⓘ special sessions ⓘ
termLength	2 years for district members ⓘ 4 years for at-large members ⓘ
website	https://www.cfsm.gov.fm/ ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of the Federated States of Micronesia → appointedBy → Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ

President of the Federated States of Micronesia → electedBy → Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ

Palikir → hosts → Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ

Kosrae State → isMemberOf → Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Federated States of Micronesia Congress electoral districts

Federated States of Micronesia → legislature → Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ

President of the Federated States of Micronesia → nominator → Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ