3.0.0 164 2026-07-18T00:06:20Z 2026-07-18T00:06:20Z House H HR 2025-01-03 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/164 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. HOYLE of Oregon:H.R. 164.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (relating to the power tomake all laws necessary and proper for carrying out thepowers vested in Congress)The single subject of this legislation is:Disaster response[Page H41]]]> ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-01-16T18:49:30Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2025-01-04T14:10:14Z Referred To 2025-01-03T16:12:35Z FEMA Act of 2025 119 4669 HR 2025-09-03 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 3. Related bill CRS POWER Act of 2025 119 1429 S 2025-04-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2025-01-16 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2025-01-15 16:29:59 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-01-15 16:29:58 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) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 13 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll013.xml House 119 2025-01-15T21:29:58Z 1 2025-01-15 16:29:58 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) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 13 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll013.xml House 119 2025-01-15T21:29:58Z 1 2025-01-15 16:01:33 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H168-169) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-01-13 16:56:47 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. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2025-01-13 16:50:38 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 164. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-01-13 16:50:36 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H103-104) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-01-13 16:50:18 Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-01-04 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Committee 2025-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2025-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001094 Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] Val Hoyle D OR T. 4 N E000235 Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] Mike Ezell R MS 4 2025-01-03 True Emergency Management Electric power generation and transmission 2025-01-16T20:55:19Z Emergency Management 2025-01-16T18:24:59Z 00 2025-01-03 Introduced in House 2025-03-05T15:15:29Z 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. 

]]> POWER Act of 2025 Display Title 45 POWER Act of 2025 2026-07-18T00:06:20Z Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize Federal agencies to provide certain essential assistance for hazard mitigation for electric utilities, and for other purposes. 2026-07-10T20:08:23Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025 2025-01-18T01:08:20Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 POWER Act of 2025 2025-01-18T01:08:20Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 POWER Act of 2025 2025-01-17T05:23:16Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025 2025-01-17T05:23:16Z H House Engrossed in House EH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize Federal agencies to provide certain essential assistance for hazard mitigation for electric utilities, and for other purposes. 2025-01-15T05:24:10Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025 2025-01-15T05:23:19Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 POWER Act of 2025 2025-01-15T05:23:19Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2025-01-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr164rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr164rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2025-01-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr164eh/xml/BILLS-119hr164eh.xml Introduced in House 2025-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr164ih/xml/BILLS-119hr164ih.xml 2025-01-16 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.