POWER Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Hunt
Introduced
Summary
Emergency generator credit for disaster-hit homeowners. The POWER Act of 2025 would create a nonrefundable tax credit to help residents in areas hit by multiple major disasters buy emergency generators.
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- Homeowners who live in a principal residence located in an area with two or more covered major disasters in the previous five years and who received individual assistance under the Stafford Act could claim up to $500 for a generator purchase.
- The credit phases out by $100 for every $25,000 of modified adjusted gross income above $300,000 for joint filers and $150,000 for other filers.
- The credit is nonrefundable and only applies to generators purchased within two years after enactment.
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Up to $500 credit for home generators
If enacted, you would be able to claim a nonrefundable tax credit up to $500 when you buy an emergency generator for your main home. You must live in an area with two or more major disasters in the last five years, and you must have received individual assistance under the Stafford Act for one of those disasters. The credit would drop by $100 for each $25,000 your modified AGI is over $300,000 for joint filers or $150,000 for others. It would only apply to generators bought after enactment and no later than two years after enactment. Covered disasters would exclude public health emergencies.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Hunt
TX • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
TX • R
Sponsored 4/2/2025
Nehls
TX • R
Sponsored 4/2/2025
Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
TX • R
Sponsored 4/2/2025
Babin
TX • R
Sponsored 4/2/2025
Ellzey
TX • R
Sponsored 4/2/2025
Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Sponsored 4/2/2025
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
TX • R
Sponsored 4/2/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 4/2/2025
Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8]
TX • R
Sponsored 4/2/2025
Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
TX • R
Sponsored 4/2/2025
Mills
FL • R
Sponsored 4/2/2025
Lee (FL)
FL • R
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Salazar
FL • R
Sponsored 5/5/2025
Kiley (CA)
CA • I
Sponsored 5/5/2025
Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]
FL • R
Sponsored 6/10/2025
Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]
FL • R
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7]
SC • R
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
FL • R
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]
NC • R
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Timmons
SC • R
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
SC • R
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/4/2025
LaLota
NY • R
Sponsored 9/11/2025
Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6]
FL • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Roll Call Votes
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