H.R. 144 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Jan 15, 2025. Received Jan 16, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryTVA must report top employee salaries to Congress
The Tennessee Valley Authority, a government corporation that provides electricity and flood control services across the Tennessee River region, would have to file an annual financial report with Congress each March. The report would include the names, salaries, and job duties of high-earning employees, but only those making more than what the highest level of a standard federal pay grade earns.
How it affects you
This doesn't directly change anything in your daily life, but it does increase transparency about how the TVA spends public money and pays its top staff. If you live in Tennessee or surrounding states where TVA provides electricity or manages land and water resources, you'd have more public information about how that government corporation operates.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jan 3, 2025)
Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act
This bill expands reporting requirements for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). TVA is a government corporation that provides electricity in Tennessee and in portions of several surrounding states. It also provides flood control, navigation, and land management services for the Tennessee River system.
The bill reinstates the requirement for TVA to file an annual financial statement and report with Congress in March. (The requirement was terminated by the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995.)
The bill also modifies the requirement that the report include the names, salaries, and duties of employees earning more than $1,500 a year. Under the bill, this information is only required for employees earning more than the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS-13 of the General Schedule.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 144
AN ACT
Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) · Introduced Jan 3, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jan 16, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Jan 15, 2025
Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 423–0
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 209 | 0 | 6 |
| Republicans | 214 | 0 | 4 |
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 3 official versions.