# 119-hr-8132: Bonneville Power Leadership Recruitment Act

119-hr-8132, Bonneville Power Leadership Recruitment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8132
- Congress: 119
- Title: Bonneville Power Leadership Recruitment Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would let the Secretary of Energy set BPA leadership and staff pay so it is _comparable to pay at consumer-owned utilities in the Western Interconnection_.** It aims to make BPA salaries competitive to help recruit and retain experienced leaders and staff while aligning pay decisions with the agency's budget and service goals. - BPA Administrator: The Administrator's annual basic pay would be set by the Secretary to match chief executives at Western Interconnection consumer-owned utilities. This change would take effect in the first pay period starting six months after enactment. - BPA employees, including Senior Executive Service: The Secretary would set employee pay to be competitive with similar roles at those utilities. The Secretary must use an annual survey and consider education, experience, level of responsibility, geographic differences, retention and recruitment needs, and consistency with the Administrator's approved budget and the agency's mission of providing low-cost power.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID), 2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher pay for Bonneville Power employees: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would require the Secretary of Energy to set the annual basic pay for the Bonneville Power Administration Administrator and BPA employees. Pay would be made comparable to chief executives and similar positions at consumer-owned utilities in the Western Interconnection. It woul…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8132 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8132)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8132 (as of 2026-09-21).