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Yes: 423 • No: 0
119-hr-144119th Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act
Sponsored By: Representative Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Passed House
Summary
Makes the Tennessee Valley Authority produce a Report on Compensation listing the names, salaries, and duties of employees paid at or above the GS-15 maximum. The bill narrows disclosure to top management while carving those salary figures out of Freedom of Information Act and Congressionally mandated-report rules.
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- TVA would have to file an annual financial statement and a Report on Compensation with Congress in March, restoring a prior reporting requirement.
- The report must give the total number and list the names, salaries, and duties of management-level employees, including executives and board members, who earn at or above the GS-15 maximum.
- The salary information in that report would be exempt from FOIA and from the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act, limiting public access to those figures.
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New pay report for TVA executives
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) would have to file a report on managers and executives paid at or above the GS-15 maximum. The report would list each person’s name, salary, job duties, and the total number of such staff. However, the salary information in that report would be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). It would also be exempt from the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act. For the public, this would mean less access to TVA executive pay details.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
TN • R
Sponsored 1/3/2025
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 1/15/2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Yes: 423 • No: 0