House Bill
H.R. 164
POWER Act of 2025
Primary Sponsor
Darren Soto
Representative
Cosponsors
1
Quick Stats
Policy Area
Summary
This bill allows electric utilities receiving federal emergency assistance for power restoration to also perform hazard mitigation activities. Utilities can receive both emergency restoration and FEMA hazard mitigation funding for the same facilities.
Latest Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Vote Prediction
POWER Act of 2025
This bill allows electric utilities receiving federal emergency assistance for power restoration to also perform hazard mitigation activities. Utilities can receive both emergency restoration and FEMA hazard mitigation funding for the same facilities.
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This bill allows electric utilities receiving federal emergency assistance for power restoration to also perform hazard mitigation activities. Utilities can receive both emergency restoration and FEMA hazard mitigation funding for the same facilities.
- Bill Number
- 164
- Sponsor
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Introduced
- 1/3/2025
- Status
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governm
- Policy Area
- Emergency Management
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- POWER Act of 2025
- Bill Number
- 164
- Sponsor
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Status
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governm
- Introduced
- 1/3/2025
- Summary
- This bill allows electric utilities receiving federal emergency assistance for power restoration to also perform hazard mitigation activities. Utilities can receive both emergency restoration and FEMA hazard mitigation funding for the same facilities.
Data from Congress.gov
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