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H.R. 164Passed House

POWER Act of 2025

Introduced: Jan 3, 2025

Latest action date: Jan 16, 2025

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
Jan 3, 2025
Recorded roll calls
1

Status detail: The full action history records passage in the House.

Plain-language overview

What this bill does

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. 

Official summary from Congress.gov.

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What this legislation is about

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Official CRS policy area

Emergency Management

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Electric power generation and transmission

Committee activity

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houseSubcommittee

Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

Official committee record ↗
  1. Referred to

Amendments

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Checked against Congress.gov Oct 26, 2026.

Action timeline

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  1. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

    IntroReferralSenate
  2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  3. 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)

    FloorLibrary of Congress
  4. 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)

    FloorHouse floor actions
  5. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H168-169)

    FloorHouse floor actions
  6. 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.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  7. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 164.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  8. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H103-104)

    FloorHouse floor actions
  9. Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  10. Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

    CommitteeHouse committee actions
  11. Introduced in House

    IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
  12. Introduced in House

    IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
  13. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

    IntroReferralHouse floor actions

Roll-call votes

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PassedJan 15, 2025House · Roll call 13

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

419 Yea12 Not Voting2 Nay
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Brad ShermanNot Voting
David ScottYea
Doug LaMalfaNot Voting
Eric SwalwellYea
Gerald E. ConnollyYea
Josh GottheimerNot Voting
Lisa C. McClainNot Voting
Marjorie Taylor GreeneYea
Mark E. GreenYea
Mike RogersNot Voting
Mikie SherrillYea
Nancy PelosiNot Voting
Ralph NormanNot Voting
Raúl M. GrijalvaNot Voting
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickYea
Steve ScaliseNot Voting
Sylvester TurnerYea
Tony GonzalesYea
W000823Not Voting

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Sources: Congress.gov and official House and Senate vote records.

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