Introduced:
Jan 3, 2025
Policy Area:
Government Operations and Politics
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13
Actions
1
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
5
Subjects
3
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Latest Action
Jan 16, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2025
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<p><strong>Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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.)</p><p>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.</p>
Actions (13)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Senate
Jan 16, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H38310
Jan 15, 2025
4:37 PM
4:37 PM
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 14). (text: 1/13/2025 CR H105)
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H37300
Jan 15, 2025
4:37 PM
4:37 PM
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 14). (text: 1/13/2025 CR H105)
Type: Floor
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 8000
Jan 15, 2025
4:37 PM
4:37 PM
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H169-170)
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H30000
Jan 15, 2025
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H37220
Jan 13, 2025
5:15 PM
5:15 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 144.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H8D000
Jan 13, 2025
5:07 PM
5:07 PM
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H105-106)
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H30000
Jan 13, 2025
5:07 PM
5:07 PM
Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H30300
Jan 13, 2025
5:07 PM
5:07 PM
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Jan 4, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jan 3, 2025
Subjects (5)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government Operations and Politics
(Policy Area)
Personnel records
Tennessee Valley Authority
Cosponsors (1)
(R-TN)
Jan 3, 2025
Jan 3, 2025
Text Versions (3)
Full Bill Text
Length: 2,274 characters
Version: Referred in Senate
Version Date: Jan 16, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 12, 2025 6:28 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 144 Referred in Senate
(RFS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 144
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 16, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To provide that the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995
does not apply to certain reports required to be submitted by the
Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 144 Referred in Senate
(RFS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 144
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 16, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To provide that the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995
does not apply to certain reports required to be submitted by the
Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tennessee Valley Authority Salary
Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2.
Section 9 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.
831h) is amended--
(1) in subsection
(a) , by striking ``a financial
statement'' and all that follows through ``$1,500 a year'' and
inserting ``a report of the total number of employees at the
management level or above, to include all executives and board
members, that shall include the names, salaries, and duties of
such employees, that are receiving compensation at or greater
than the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS-15 of the
General Schedule'';
(2) by striking all that precedes ``The Board shall'' and
inserting the following:
``
(1) in subsection
(a) , by striking ``a financial
statement'' and all that follows through ``$1,500 a year'' and
inserting ``a report of the total number of employees at the
management level or above, to include all executives and board
members, that shall include the names, salaries, and duties of
such employees, that are receiving compensation at or greater
than the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS-15 of the
General Schedule'';
(2) by striking all that precedes ``The Board shall'' and
inserting the following:
``
SEC. 9.
``
(a) Report on Compensation.--
``
(1) In general.--''; and
(3) in subsection
(a) , by adding at the end the following:
``
(2) Exemption.--The information concerning salaries of
employees of the Corporation contained in, or filed with, the
report described in paragraph
(1) is exempt from--
``
(A) disclosure under
section 552
(b)
(3) of title
5, United States Code; and
``
(B) the requirements of the Access to
Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Public Law 117-
263).
(b)
(3) of title
5, United States Code; and
``
(B) the requirements of the Access to
Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Public Law 117-
263).''.
Passed the House of Representatives January 15, 2025.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.