Bill Summary
The Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act is a federal law that exempts the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) from certain reporting requirements under the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995. This act requires the TVA to submit a report on the total number of employees at the management level or above, including their names, salaries, and duties. This information is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act. The Act was passed by the House of Representatives on January 15, 2025 and requires the TVA to report on employee compensation.
Possible Impacts
1. Increased transparency in salary information for employees at the management level and above could lead to potential backlash or scrutiny from the public if there are significant pay disparities or excessive compensation for certain individuals.
2. The exemption from disclosure and reporting requirements for salary information may create confusion or mistrust among the public, especially if they view the Tennessee Valley Authority as a publicly-funded organization.
3. The legislation could potentially have a direct impact on employees of the Tennessee Valley Authority, as their salaries and duties will now be publicly disclosed. This could lead to discomfort or concerns among employees who may not have wanted their salary information to be made public.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 144 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 144
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 16, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
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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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tennessee Valley Authority Salary
Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. SALARY DISCLOSURE; EXCEPTION TO REPORT ELIMINATION.
Section 9 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C.
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:
``SEC. 9. FINANCIAL REPORTING.
``(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).''.
Passed the House of Representatives January 15, 2025.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.