POWER Act of 2025
H.R. 164119th CongressEmergency Management
- Introduced
- Jan 3, 2025
- Latest action
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jan 16, 2025
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Summary
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
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.