Bill Detail
H.R. 164
Congress: 119
Title
POWER Act of 2025
Summary
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.
Sponsor
Rep. Val Hoyle [D-OR-4]
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Status as of Jun 29, 6:54 PM · synced 1h ago
Introduced
2025-01-03
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Bill Engagement
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 th…
Lobbyists on the case
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)5 filings · 13 lobs
- American Property Casualty Insurance Association FKA Property Casualty Insurers Assoc. of America1 filing · 9 lobs
- American Public Power Association1 filing · 4 lobs
- Louis Finkel2026 Q1
- Will Mitchell2026 Q1
- Hill Thomas2026 Q1
- Joseph Cirrincione2026 Q1
- Jason Cooke2026 Q1
- Katie Culleton2026 Q1
- Paul Gutierrez2026 Q1
- Michael Horder2026 Q1