POWER Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 4/10/2025
Actions
- 2025-04-10Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 2025-04-10Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-04-10 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (6)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)
- Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
- Mike Rounds (R-SD)
Subjects
- Electric power generation and transmission
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