HR 164

119th Congress

Energy

Government Operations

Environment

POWER Act of 2025

Sponsor: Val T. Hoyle (Democratic-OR)January 3, 2025

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

Power companies could get federal help to make grids stronger and restore power quicker after disasters.

This bill, called the POWER Act, would make it easier for electric companies to get federal disaster money to both fix power outages and strengthen their systems at the same time. This could mean fewer and shorter power outages for millions of customers after storms or other emergencies. These new rules would apply to money Congress sets aside in the future.

What Would Change

Today, it is not explicitly clear if electric companies can combine disaster prevention work with power restoration when using federal aid, or if getting emergency restoration aid affects their eligibility for other prevention aid. This bill would make it clear that they can combine these efforts and that getting emergency restoration aid would not stop them from getting other prevention aid they qualify for. These changes would only apply to money Congress sets aside after the bill becomes law.

Key Provisions

Lets electric companies combine efforts to prevent future damage with fixing current outages when using federal disaster money.
Clarifies that getting federal money to restore power after an emergency would not stop a utility from getting other federal money to prevent future damage.
Applies these new rules only to money Congress sets aside after the bill becomes law.

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HR 164 · 119th Congress · January 3, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10

Party	Yes	No	NV
Republicans	208	2	7
Democrats	210	0	5
Independents	1	0	0

Lobbying Activity

12 filings mentioned this bill

Top Lobbying Clients

BUILDSTRONG AMERICA, INC.

$160K

2 filings

NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION (NWPPA)

$80K

2 filings

NORTHEAST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION

$20K

1 filing

NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)

2 filings

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES

1 filing

AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

2 filings

AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION

1 filing

ALASKA POWER ASSOCIATION

2 filings

Top Lobbying Firms

1.NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)2 filings

2.AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2 filings

3.NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)2 filings

4.DESIMONE CONSULTING, LLC2 filings

5.ALASKA POWER ASSOCIATION2 filings

6.MEGUIRE WHITNEY1 filing

7.NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES1 filing

8.AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION1 filing

Amounts reflect total quarterly lobbying spend reported to the Senate, not bill-specific spending. Source: Senate LDA filings.

12 filings mentioned this bill

Top Lobbying Clients

BUILDSTRONG AMERICA, INC.

$160K

2 filings

NORTHWEST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION (NWPPA)

$80K

2 filings

NORTHEAST PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION

$20K

1 filing

NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)

2 filings

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES

1 filing

AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

2 filings

AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION

1 filing

ALASKA POWER ASSOCIATION

2 filings

Top Lobbying Firms

1.NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)2 filings

2.AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2 filings

3.NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)2 filings

4.DESIMONE CONSULTING, LLC2 filings

5.ALASKA POWER ASSOCIATION2 filings

6.MEGUIRE WHITNEY1 filing

7.NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES1 filing

8.AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION1 filing

Amounts reflect total quarterly lobbying spend reported to the Senate, not bill-specific spending. Source: Senate LDA filings.

POWER Act of 2025

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