S 1429 ยท POWER Act of 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced
- Apr 10, 2025
- Latest action
- Apr 10, 2025
- Sponsor
- Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]
- Policy area
- Emergency Management
- Cosponsors
- 6
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
- Apr 10, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Apr 10, 2025 Introduced in Senate
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.