United StatesPOWER Act of 2025
What it does
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.
More detail
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.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jan 16Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Latest
- Jan 15Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H168-169)
- Vote recorded On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Result: Passed.House
- Jan 15Passed/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)Passed House
- Jan 15Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 13Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 13Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H103-104)
- Jan 13DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 164.
- Jan 13At 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.
- Jan 4Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Jan 3Introduced in House
- Jan 3Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Introduced