The Legislature of the Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Nitijeļā [nʲidˠiːzʲɛlˠæ])[2] has 33 members, elected for a four-year term in nineteen single-seat and five multi-seat constituencies.

The congress was chaired by Atlan Anien in 1959, Amata Kabua in 1962, and Dwight Heine in 1963 and 1964[4] The legislature, Nitijeļā, was established in its current form in 1979 by the Constitution of the Marshall Islands.

[6] The twenty-four electoral districts into which the country is divided correspond to the inhabited islands and atolls.

The Clerk is the administrative head of the legislature, with authority to approve related matters.

The Clerk prepares the Nitijeļā's business and serves as the legislature's secretary, keeping minutes and publishing them.