Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act

Bill: 118-hr-4693
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2023-07-18
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

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Tennessee Valley Authority
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act</b></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> <p><br> </p>

action_date: 2023-10-26
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><b>Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act</b></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 and modifies the requirement for TVA to file an annual report with Congress in March regarding its employment structure. (The requirement was terminated by the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995.) </p> <p>The bill modifies the requirement that the report include the total number, names, salaries, and duties of employees earning more than $1,500 a year. Under the bill, this information is only required for employees who (1) are employed at the management level or above (including executives and board members); and (2) are compensated at or above the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule.</p> <p>The bill exempts the information concerning employee salaries contained in the report from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act.</p> <p><br> </p>

action_date: 2024-03-11
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act</b></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 and modifies the requirement for TVA to file an annual report with Congress in March regarding its employment structure. (The requirement was terminated by the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995.) </p> <p>The bill modifies the requirement that the report include the total number, names, salaries, and duties of employees earning more than $1,500 a year. Under the bill, this information is only required for employees who (1) are employed at the management level or above (including executives and board members); and (2) are compensated at or above the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule.</p> <p>The bill exempts the information concerning employee salaries contained in the report from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act.</p> <p><br> </p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4693 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs September 19, 2024 Committee discharged; 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act . 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: 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 March 11, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4693 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act . 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: 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 March 11, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4693 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act . 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: 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 March 11, 2024. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 207 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4693 [Report No. 118–257] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2023 Mr. Cohen (for himself and Mr. Burchett ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure October 26, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 18, 2023 A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act . 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: 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 ). .

October 26, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4693 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2023 Mr. Cohen (for himself and Mr. Burchett ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act . 2. Exception to report elimination; salary disclosure (a) Application of law Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 ( 31 U.S.C. 1113 note) shall not apply to any report required to be submitted under section 9(a) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 ( 16 U.S.C. 831h(a) ). (b) Salary disclosure amount Section 9(a) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 ( 16 U.S.C. 831h(a) ) is amended by striking $1,500 a year and inserting the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS–13 of the General Schedule .