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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.

Senate Actions

IntroReferral
Jan. 16 2025	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

House floor actions Actions

Floor

Jan. 15
2025

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 2 (Roll no. 13). (text: 1/13/2025 CR H103)
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H168-169)

Jan. 13
2025

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 164.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H103-104)
Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

IntroReferral
Jan. 03 2025	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Library of Congress Actions

Floor
Jan. 15 2025	Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 2 (Roll no. 13). (text: 1/13/2025 CR H103)

IntroReferral
Jan. 03 2025	Introduced in House Introduced in House

House committee actions Actions

Committee
Jan. 04 2025	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

House bill HR164-119

POWER Act of 2025

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