
POWER Act of 2025
Official title: 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.
What Do You Think?
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What Happened in Congress?
January 15, 2025
- HousePassed 419 to 2
Where the Bill Stands
- Introduced, done
- Committee, done
- Floor Vote, done
- Outcome, current stage
How Congress Voted
How Congress Voted
How Congress VotedOfficial Record421members of the House voted
419 Yea, 2 Nay, 0 Present
12 Not Voting
- Yea
- Nay
- Present
- Not Voting
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 209 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 210 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 419 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
Republican
- Yea
- 209
- Nay
- 2
- Present
- 0
- Not Voting
- 7
Democrat
- Yea
- 210
- Nay
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not Voting
- 5
House roll call vote, January 15, 2025
How Each Member Voted
House: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Yea 419
What This Bill Does
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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Timeline
- SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- House floor actionsConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H168-169)
- Floor Vote
- Passed the House
- House floor actionsMr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Library of CongressIntroduced in House
- House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Introduced
- Committee



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