POWER Act of 2025

Sponsored bySen. Lankford, James [R-OK]OK· Introduced 10 avril 2025

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

10 avril 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in Senate · Updated 13 avril 2026

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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
10 avril 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
10 avril 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

6 cosponsors

Sponsor

Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]OK

Cosponsors

Democrat350%
Republican350%

Republican:Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]SD
Republican:Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]MS
Republican:Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]OK
Democrat:Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]NH
Democrat:Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]NJ
Democrat:Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]CT

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Emergency Management

Legislative subjects

Electric power generation and transmission

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