U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10899: Power Outage Family Assistance Act
Status: In committee, October 22, 2026
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for individual and household assistance in the event of a prolonged power outage, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for individual and household assistance in the event of a prolonged power outage, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 22, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for individual and household assistance in the event of a prolonged power outage, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Power Outage Family Assistance Act . SECTION 2. Prolonged power outage (a) In general Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: SECTION 431. Prolonged power outage (a) Designation The President may, upon request of the Governor of a State or Chief Executive of an Indian tribal government, designate a prolonged power outage for purposes of providing assistance described in subsection (b) for the duration of such power outage. (b) Assistance to individuals and households The President may, in any area affected by a prolonged power outage designated under subsection (a), provide assistance to individuals and households in accordance with section 408, regardless of whether a major disaster is declared under section 401, for-- (1) serious needs; (2) medical and dental costs; (3) displacement costs; (4) lodging expense reimbursements; (5) miscellaneous item costs; and (6) personal property costs. (c) Applicability This section shall not apply to any power outage that is-- (1) planned, scheduled, or …
Sponsors
- Haley Stevens (D, HD-011) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Common questions
- What is HB10899?
- HB10899 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Power Outage Family Assistance Act.
- What does HB10899 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for individual and household assistance in the event of a prolonged power outage, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10899?
- In committee as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (October 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10899?
- Haley Stevens (D, HD-011).
- Where is the official record for HB10899?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10899
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