HR 164 · POWER Act of 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced
- Jan 3, 2025
- Latest action
- Jan 16, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Val T. Hoyle [D-OR-4]
- Policy area
- Emergency Management
- Cosponsors
- 1
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.
Recent actions
- Jan 16, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jan 15, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 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)
- 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)
- Jan 15, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H168-169)
- 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.
- Jan 13, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 164.
- Jan 13, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H103-104)
Votes
- On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed · Jan 15, 2025, 9:27 PM