The House passed the Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience (POWER) Act of 2025 (H.R.164). Reps. Val Hoyle (D-Ore.) and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) reintroduced the bill to bolster the capacity of not-for-profit electric utilities to incorporate hazard mitigation and resilience measures when rebuilding grid infrastructure after major disasters. The House passed the Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act (H.R.152) with 405-5 votes. Led by Rep. Mike Ezell (R-Miss.), the bil...
