POWER Act of 2025 passed the House 12 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJan 3, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamberJan 15, 2025
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 79 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Emergency Management: 54 of 1,024 bills became law, 113th–118th (5.3%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 28 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 3, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 172 words
- Subjects
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Latest action
- Jan 16, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 1429 POWER Act of 2025 R · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 4669 FEMA Act of 2025 R · Reported
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]