119th Congress
S. 1429
POWER Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Introduced
- Apr 10, 2025
- Policy area
- Emergency Management
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (6)
Original cosponsors (5)
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)
- Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
- M001190
Added later (1)
- Mike Rounds (R-SD) · May 5, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. - Apr 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate