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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 164
POWER Act of 2025
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Introduced 2025-01-03Topic: public safetySummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServicePromoting 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.
Sponsors
- Val T. Hoyle Democrat sponsor
- 1 cosponsors
Recorded votes
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yeas | Nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-15 | House roll 13 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 419 | 2 |
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-16 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-01-15 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-01-15 | 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) | |
| 2025-01-15 | 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) | floor pass | |
| 2025-01-15 | House | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H168-169) | |
| 2025-01-13 | House | 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. | |
| 2025-01-13 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 164. | |
| 2025-01-13 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H103-104) | |
| 2025-01-13 | House | Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | |
| 2025-01-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. | refer |
| 2025-01-03 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | refer |
| 2025-01-03 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-01-03 | Introduced in House | introduce |