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H.R. 164 (119th): Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025 or the POWER Act of 2025

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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Rankings updated October 26, 2026, 11:44 AM ET · Votes through September 30, 2026
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Recorded summary

The bill lets electric utilities that receive certain emergency assistance for restoring power also carry out cost-effective hazard mitigation alongside those restoration activities. It also allows a utility receiving such assistance for a facility to receive FEMA Public Assistance hazard mitigation funding for the same facility, if otherwise eligible.

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Theological note: The bill concerns prudent stewardship of public infrastructure and disaster resilience, which can serve neighbors by reducing outages and damage. It does not directly address the protection of life, justice, or moral harm, so its relevance is largely prudential rather than a direct moral question.

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Recorded votes

Roll 13 · 15-Jan-2025 4:27 PM · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed

Yea 419 · Nay 2 · Other 12

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