IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 400 
Commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on the 90th anniversary of 
the signing of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2023 
Mr. FLEISCHMANN (for himself, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. STRONG, Mr. ROGERS 
of Alabama, and Mr. GUEST) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
RESOLUTION 
Commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on the 90th 
anniversary of the signing of the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority Act of 1933. 
Whereas the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 
U.S.C. 831 et seq.) was signed into law by President 
Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 18, 1933, to improve navi-
gation along the Tennessee River, reduce the risk of 
floods and flood damage, provide low-cost electricity, and 
promote environmental stewardship and economic devel-
opment in the region; 
Whereas the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) long-stand-
ing mission, born during the Great Depression, is to im-
prove the quality of life across a 7-State region, including 
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Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, 
North Carolina, and Virginia; 
Whereas the integrated management of the Tennessee River 
system by the TVA provides a wide range of benefits that 
includes reliable, affordable, and resilient electrical power, 
flood control, improving water quality and supply, en-
hancing recreation, and protecting public land; 
Whereas the TVA has improved navigation of the Tennessee 
River system and facilitated river freight transportation; 
Whereas the TVA has reduced the risk of flood damage 
through the construction of locks, dams, and reservoirs 
throughout the Tennessee Valley; 
Whereas the TVA provides reliable, affordable, resilient, and 
increasingly clean electricity and has stimulated economic 
growth; 
Whereas the TVA continues to promote economic develop-
ment by helping companies and communities attract in-
vestments that bring good jobs to the Tennessee Valley; 
and 
Whereas the TVA continues to pursue new ideas and inno-
vate through the service of a committed and skilled work-
force: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends the Tennessee Valley Authority 
(TVA) on the 90th anniversary of the signing of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 
831 et seq.); 
(2) honors the accomplishments of the TVA in 
improving the quality of life for the citizens through-
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out the Tennessee Valley by improving navigation, 
controlling floods, promoting environmental steward-
ship, and providing reliable, affordable, resilient, and 
increasingly clean electricity throughout the Ten-
nessee Valley; 
(3) recognizes the TVA, and all its employees 
and retirees, for its long and proud history of service 
in the areas of energy, the environment, and eco-
nomic development throughout Alabama, Georgia, 
Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, North Carolina, 
and Virginia; and 
(4) respectfully requests the Clerk of the House 
of Representatives to transmit a copy of this resolu-
tion for appropriate display to— 
(A) the Chairman of the Board of the 
TVA, William Kilbride; and 
(B) the Chief Executive Officer of the 
TVA, Jeffrey Lyash. 
Æ 
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