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H.R. 164 House Emergency Management

Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025

Introduced
Jan 3, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Hoyle, Val T. (D-OR-4)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on homeland security and governmental affairs on Jan 16, 2025.

  1. House Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Jan 3, 2025
  3. House Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Jan 4, 2025
  4. House Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Jan 13, 2025
  5. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H103-104) Jan 13, 2025
  6. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 164. Jan 13, 2025
  7. House 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
  8. House Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H168-169) Jan 15, 2025
  9. House 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
  10. 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
  11. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Jan 15, 2025
  12. House
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Jan 15, 2025
    Agreed Yea 419 Nay 2 Roll Call
  13. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Jan 16, 2025

Cosponsors

1

Subjects

Electric power generation and transmission

Committees

  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
    • [Referred To, Jan 16, 2025]
  • Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
    • [Referred To, Jan 3, 2025]

Summary

Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025 or the POWER Act of 2025This 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. 

[Summary as of: Introduced in House]

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