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H.R. 4063: POWER Act

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H.R. 4063: POWER Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-10-12 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-10-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

POWER Act

Plain summary

Power Outage for Weather Emergency Repair Act or the POWER Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE)to maintain a database of information on electricity outages that is publicly accessible and includes the specific cause and impact of the outages. DOE shall promulgate a rule to require each electric utility to report to the Energy Information Administration information on electricity outages that interrupt service resulting in a loss of more than 300 megawatts or affecting at least 50,000 electric customers.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

POWER Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] reported raising $3.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4063 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115