POWER Act of 2025
Latest action (Jan 16, 2025) — Received in the Senate and Read twice and on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
What it does
Congressional Research Service, Jan 3, 2025Promoting 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.
Face Value
as passed the HouseHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.
Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out
What Congress did
1 recordedOn decisive vote
House · Jan 15, 2025
A fast-track vote: no amendments, short debate, and two thirds needed to pass. Used for bills expected to be uncontroversial.
Who lobbied on this
3 organizationsThese organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.
- American Public Power Associationwanted it passed
“…Discussed support for its reintroduction in the 119th Congress. Discussed support for H.R. 164, the Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience (POWER) Act of 2025, to authorize electric utilities receiving certain emergency…” filing ↗
- American Property Casualty Insurance Associationno position stated
“…Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts S. 902 Wildfire Response and Preparedness S. 441 Wildfire Readiness S. 160 Aerial Firefighting Enhancement H.R. 164 Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 3816 Natural Disaster Mitigation H.R. 3889 Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 3922 Wildfire Mitigation H.R. 3923 Wildfire…” filing ↗
- National Association of Mutual Insurance Companiesno position stated
“…- To provide for an online repository for certain reporting requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistance, and for other purposes. H.R.164 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize Federal agencies to provide certain essential…” filing ↗
Most filings say only that an organization lobbied on a bill, not which side it took — where that's the case we say so rather than guessing. Quotes are verbatim from the filing. How this is built.
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