Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
POWER Act of 2025
Chamber: United States House of Representatives (The United States of America)
**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.
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MEMike Ezell
Republican · Primary
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United States House of Representatives: U.S. House Vote #13
Jan 15, 2025 Yes: 419
No: 2
Not Voting: 0
Absent: 12
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