POWER Act of 2025
The summary
What this bill does
Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025 or the POWER Act of 2025 This bill authorizes electric utilities receiving certain emergency assistance for the restoration of power to also carry out cost-effective hazard mitigation activities in combination with the power restoration activities. Additionally, the bill specifies that electric utilities receiving such assistance for a facility may, if otherwise eligible, also receive hazard mitigation assistance for the same facility under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Public Assistance program.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - OR District 4 · D-OR
Roll-call vote
The vote, by member
The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 164 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
| Policy Area | Emergency Management |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | January 3, 2025 |
| Latest Action | January 16, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 1 · House vote — · 1 views |