HOMELAND SECURITY: Requests the Select Committee on Homeland Security to investigate the recent power outage initiated by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator in southeastern La.

HR 257 is a resolution that formally requests the Select Committee on Homeland Security to investigate a recent power outage in southeastern Louisiana. The outage, initiated by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, impacted over 100,000 customers in parishes such as Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard. The resolution highlights concerns about the minimal warning provided to citizens and factors like generator failures and high power demand contributing to the event.