S 1429

POWER Act of 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. 

Bill status

Status
In committee
Sponsor
Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]
Cosponsors
6
Policy area
Emergency Management
Introduced
2025-04-10
Latest action
2025-04-10: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

  • 2025-04-10: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • 2025-04-10: Introduced in Senate