# 119-hr-144: Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act

119-hr-144, Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-144
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-15T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 423 | 0 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- New pay report for TVA executives: cost, low. 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 F…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-6357: TVA IRP Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-144 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/144)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-6357: TVA IRP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6357)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-144 (as of 2026-09-21).