# 115-hr-4063: POWER Act

115-hr-4063, POWER Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4063
- Congress: 115
- Title: POWER Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Introduced: 2017-10-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

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## Sources
- [115-hr-4063 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4063)

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- [115-hr-7225: U.S. Virtual Currency Market and Regulatory Competitiveness Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7225)
- [115-hr-7224: Virtual Currency Consumer Protection Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7224)
- [115-hr-7211: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7211)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4063 (as of 2025-11-18).