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H.R. 164

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 164, the POWER Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Val Hoyle (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Jan 16, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 164 has 1 co-sponsor and 1 roll call.

hb164/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 164 EH: Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 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.
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 119th CONGRESS   1st Session
 H. R. 164
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025   or the   POWER Act of 2025   .
2.
Essential assistance
(a)
In general
Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170b ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(e)
Electric utilities
(1)
Hazard mitigation activities
An electric utility may carry out cost-effective hazard mitigation activities jointly or otherwise in combination with activities for the restoration of power carried out with assistance provided under this section.
(2)
Eligibility for additional assistance
 In any case in which an electric utility facility receives assistance under this section for the emergency restoration of power, the receipt of such assistance shall not render such facility ineligible for any hazard mitigation assistance under section 406 for which such facility is otherwise eligible.
 .
(b)
Applicability
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall only apply to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
      Passed the House of Representatives January 15, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-03
  2. Passed House2025-01-15
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

hb164/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/03/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Val Hoyle (D) sponsors H.R. 164, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 164 went before 3 committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Jan 16, 2025 · 444 Bills
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred to · Jan 4, 2025 · 127 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 164 has taken 12 actions since Jan 3, 2025, the latest on Jan 16, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 16, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Jan 15, 202516:01
House
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H168-169)
Jan 15, 202516:29
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)House roll call 13 419–2
Jan 15, 202516:29
House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 15, 202516:29
—
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) roll call 13

Votes

H.R. 164 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Jan 15, 2025 at 419–2.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Jan 15, 2025
House
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
419
2

2 bills are related to H.R. 164.

Titles

H.R. 164 goes by 9 titles, 6 of them short titles.

  • POWER Act of 2025 — Display 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. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • POWER Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • POWER Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • POWER Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

9 clients hired 9 firms and 49 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 164 in 33 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Agriculture, Automotive Industry, Energy/Nuclear, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
BUILDSTRONG AMERICA, INC.Resilience advocacy organization.District of Columbia16$480K
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES—District of Columbia16—
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)—Virginia16—
NORTHEAST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATIONNon-profit electric utility firmMassachusetts13$60K
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION—Virginia13—
NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION (NWPPA)not-for-profit associationWashington11$40K
ALASKA POWER ASSOCIATIONStatewide trade association for electric utilities in AlaskaAlaska11—
DESIMONE CONSULTING GROUP ON BEHALF OF THE NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATIONNWPPA is non-profit trade association for PNW utilities in CA, OR, WA, AK, MT, NV, & WYDistrict of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA16—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES16—
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)16—
NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)16$480K
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION13—
MEGUIRE WHITNEY13$60K
ALASKA POWER ASSOCIATION11—
DESIMONE CONSULTING, LLC11$40K
LEBLANC GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 49.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AARON DAVIS116
BRETT HEWITT116
CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN116
DAVID PEARCE116
DONALD GRIFFIN116
HILL THOMAS116
JAMES GRANDE116
JASON COOKE116
KATHERINE DUVENECK116
KATIE CULLETON116
LOUIS FINKEL116
MARY KIRLIN116
MICHAEL HORDER116
MONA DOOLEY116
MONTEE WYNN116
NATALIE ENCLADE116
NICHOLAS BOUKNIGHT116
PAUL GUTIERREZ116
PHILMORE ANDERSON116
ROBERT GORDON116

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$2.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$1.7M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$1.4M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$1.4M4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)2025 second_quarter$1.2M2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)2026 second_quarter$980K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)2025 first_quarter$881.7K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)2026 first_quarter$850K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)2025 third_quarter$840K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)2025 fourth_quarter$770K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 first_quarter$506.4K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 fourth_quarter$465.8K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 third_quarter$442.1K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 second_quarter$435.7K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 first_quarter$424.5K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$300K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$280K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 164 under Emergency Management, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 1 legislative subject.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 164’s is Emergency Management.

hr164/policy-areas.txt
Emergency ManagementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 164 carries 1 of CRS’s legislative subject: Electric power generation and transmission.

hr164/subjects.txt
Electric power generation and transmission

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 164, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[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]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com