POWER Act of 2025

This bill lets electric utilities fix and strengthen the power grid at the same time after a disaster. When crews are restoring power with federal emergency help, they can also do cost‑effective work to reduce future damage, like hardening equipment or burying lines where it makes sense. Getting emergency repair funds will not block those same facilities from also getting FEMA hazard‑mitigation funds if they qualify .

It applies to money Congress approves on or after the date the bill becomes law, so new funding can support both quick repairs and smarter upgrades together.

• Who is affected: Electric utilities and the communities they serve after disasters.
• What changes: Utilities can pair power restoration with cost‑effective hazard‑mitigation projects and still be eligible for FEMA mitigation help for the same facility if they meet the rules .
• When: For funds appropriated on or after the bill’s enactment date.