Senate rejects House amendment for two 60-day sessions per year

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senators have rejected the House amendments to the Senate joint resolution to have the Fono meet year round.

The House of Representatives had its own views on the duration of legislative sessions, different from the Senate, amending the resolution to have the Fono meet for two 60-day sessions per year. At present the Fono has two 45-day sessions per year.

The Senate joint resolution proposed that the Fono meet year round instead of 90 days per year.

After receiving the note from the Senate, Speaker of the House, Savali Talavou Ale during this week’s session called for a Conference Committee to discuss the issue at hand. According to Savali, the conference committee must meet sometime this morning before the Fono dismisses.