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POWER Act of 2025

Introduced Jan 3, 2025

Latest action (Jan 16, 2025) Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Policy area
Emergency Management
Issues
Climate & Energy
Legislative subjects (1)
Electric power generation and transmission

Summary

This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize electric utilities to conduct hazard mitigation activities in combination with emergency power restoration activities using federal assistance. The bill ensures that electric utility facilities receiving federal assistance for emergency power restoration remain eligible for additional hazard mitigation assistance for which they otherwise qualify. The amendments apply only to funds appropriated after the bill's enactment.

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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (12)
  1. Jan 16, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
  2. Jan 15, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  3. Jan 15, 2025 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) · house
  4. 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)
  5. Jan 15, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H168-169) · house
  6. 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. · house
  7. Jan 13, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 164. · house
  8. Jan 13, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H103-104) · house
  9. Jan 13, 2025 Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
  10. Jan 4, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. · house
  11. Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
  12. Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (3)
  • Referred in Senate · Jan 16, 2025
  • Engrossed in House · Jan 15, 2025
  • Introduced in House · Jan 3, 2025

Full text

AN ACT

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize Federal agencies to provide certain essential assistance for hazard mitigation for electric utilities, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025” or the “POWER Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. ESSENTIAL ASSISTANCE.

(a) In General.—Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(e) Electric Utilities.—

“(1) Hazard mitigation activities.—An electric utility may carry out cost-effective hazard mitigation activities jointly or otherwise in combination with activities for the restoration of power carried out with assistance provided under this section.

“(2) Eligibility for additional assistance.— In any case in which an electric utility facility receives assistance under this section for the emergency restoration of power, the receipt of such assistance shall not render such facility ineligible for any hazard mitigation assistance under section 406 for which such facility is otherwise eligible.”.

(b) Applicability.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall only apply to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives January 15, 2025.

Attest:

Clerk. 119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 164

AN ACT

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize Federal agencies to provide certain essential assistance for hazard mitigation for electric utilities, and for other purposes.

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