# 119-s-1354: Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act

119-s-1354, Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1354
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Would create a TVA "Report on Compensation" to increase disclosure about senior staff pay while carving out limits on public access.** It would pair a board-produced report on management pay with exemptions that would restrict public release under federal open-records rules. - TVA managers and executives: The TVA Board would be required to prepare a report listing the name, salary, and duties of every management-level employee and board member who earns at least the maximum pay for General Schedule grade GS-15. - Public and journalists: Salary information in that report would be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act and from the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act, limiting public access to those pay details. - Oversight and legal updates: The Comptroller General would oversee and conduct TVA audits, and the bill would modernize references from the General Accounting Office and older Budget Act citations and make small wording changes to a bids subsection and section 14.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Comptroller-run TVA audits: benefit, medium. This bill would require the Comptroller General to select and conduct audits of the Tennessee Valley Authority. It would update older agency names and federal statute references used for TVA audit rules. If enacted, this would increase independent federal oversight of TVA operations.
- Limits public access to TVA pay: cost, medium. This bill would require the TVA Board to report managers and board members paid at or above the GS-15 top rate. Each listing would include the person's name, salary, and job duties. But salary information in or filed with that report would be exempt from FOIA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(3)) and from the Acces…

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- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-124: Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1354 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1354)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-124: Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-124)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1354 (as of 2026-09-10).