H.R. 164 Passed the House Emergency Management

Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025

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.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] Introduced January 3, 2025 Cosponsors 1 (1 R) Latest action January 16, 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. 

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Roll-call votes

  • HouseJan 15, 2025·Roll 13·H.R. 164
    POWER Act
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Passed419–2
    R 209–2 D 210–0

Actions

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

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