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substantiveJan 15, 2025 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 144 — Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act

Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act

In plain language

  • This House bill from the 119th Congress is titled the Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act.
  • Official subject tags include government employee pay and personnel, government information, personnel records, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and government operations.
  • The official summary says the Tennessee Valley Authority is a government corporation that provides electricity in Tennessee and parts of nearby states, and flood control, navigation, and land management for the Tennessee River system.
  • The bill would restore a requirement that TVA file an annual financial statement and report with Congress in March, a requirement the official summary says ended under the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995.
  • The report’s list of names, salaries, and duties would apply only to employees earning more than the maximum basic pay for General Schedule grade GS-13, instead of the current threshold stated here of more than $1,500 a year.
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

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.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea423

Democrat: 209 · Independent: 1 · Republican: 213

Nay0

Present0

Not Voting10

Democrat: 6 · Republican: 4

How each member voted (433)

Yea (423)

Not Voting (10)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.