Bills · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act

Where it stands

  1. Introduced1/3/25
  2. Passed HousePassed 1/15/25
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Passed the House 423–0 on January 15, 2025 (Roll Call 14 →). Received in the Senate on January 16, 2025. No Senate action since.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 1/15/25Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic209 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Not voting
  • Republican214 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

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.)

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Sponsor
Rep. Steve Cohen ( Democrat · TN-9)
Cosponsors
1
Introduced
1/3/25
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics

What happens next

The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2027, it expires when the 119th Congress ends.

All actions (12)
  1. 1/3/25Introduced in House
  2. 1/3/25Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  3. 1/4/25Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  4. 1/13/25Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  5. 1/13/25Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H105-106)
  6. 1/13/25DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 144.
  7. 1/13/25At 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.
  8. 1/15/25Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H169-170)
  9. 1/15/25Passed/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)
  10. 1/15/25On 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)
  11. 1/15/25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. 1/16/25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.