Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-1373
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2025-02-14
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Tennessee Valley Authority
Latest action: action_date: 2025-06-10
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill revises the duties of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors to include holding public meetings at least four times each year. The board must provide public notice at least six days before such a meeting, unless the meeting is designated as an emergency.  TVA,&nbsp;a federally owned electric utility corporation, provides low-cost electricity in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. It also provides flood control, navigation, and land management for the Tennessee River system.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1373 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 10, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works AN ACT To require certain meetings of the Tennessee Valley Authority to be transparent and open to the public, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025 . 2. Transparency and availability of meetings Section 2(g)(2) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 is amended to read as follows: (2) Meetings (A) In general The Board shall meet at least 4 times each year. (B) Transparency (i) Open meetings For purposes of applying the requirements of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, to the Board, the term meeting shall include all deliberations of the members of the Board, a committee of the Board, and a subcommittee of the Board, including any such deliberations that are not scheduled for the purpose of taking an action that will determine or result in the joint conduct or disposition of official business of the Corporation, notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of such section. (ii) Notice of meetings (I) Publication For purposes of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, public announcement of meetings shall include publication on the website of the Board. (II) Emergency meetings Notwithstanding section 552b(e)(1) of title 5, United States Code, the requirement to make public announcement at least one week prior to a meeting shall not apply if the chairman of the Board designates the meeting as an emergency special meeting. (iii) Publicly available information The Board shall publish on the website of the Board any information required to be disclosed or made available to the public, or publicly certified, under section 552b of title 5, United States Code. (iv) Exemptions For purposes of applying section 552b of title 5, United States Code, to any portion of a meeting of the Board, and to any information pertaining to such portion of a meeting, the Board may make a determination in accordance with such section not to disclose to the public under such section the following information: (I) Information containing or relating to power availability requests. (II) Information containing or relating to contract negotiations, including labor relations and procurement actions, the disclosure of which would imperil or compromise the competitive position of the Corporation. .

Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1373 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require certain meetings of the Tennessee Valley Authority to be transparent and open to the public, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025 . 2. Transparency and availability of meetings Section 2(g)(2) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 is amended to read as follows: (2) Meetings (A) In general The Board shall meet at least 4 times each year. (B) Transparency (i) Open meetings For purposes of applying the requirements of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, to the Board, the term meeting shall include all deliberations of the members of the Board, a committee of the Board, and a subcommittee of the Board, including any such deliberations that are not scheduled for the purpose of taking an action that will determine or result in the joint conduct or disposition of official business of the Corporation, notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of such section. (ii) Notice of meetings (I) Publication For purposes of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, public announcement of meetings shall include publication on the website of the Board. (II) Emergency meetings Notwithstanding section 552b(e)(1) of title 5, United States Code, the requirement to make public announcement at least one week prior to a meeting shall not apply if the chairman of the Board designates the meeting as an emergency special meeting. (iii) Publicly available information The Board shall publish on the website of the Board any information required to be disclosed or made available to the public, or publicly certified, under section 552b of title 5, United States Code. (iv) Exemptions For purposes of applying section 552b of title 5, United States Code, to any portion of a meeting of the Board, and to any information pertaining to such portion of a meeting, the Board may make a determination in accordance with such section not to disclose to the public under such section the following information: (I) Information containing or relating to power availability requests. (II) Information containing or relating to contract negotiations, including labor relations and procurement actions, the disclosure of which would imperil or compromise the competitive position of the Corporation. .

Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 109 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1373 [Report No. 119–140] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Mr. Burchett (for himself and Mr. Cohen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure June 5, 2025 Additional sponsor: Ms. Lee of Nevada June 5, 2025 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 February 14, 2025 A BILL To require certain meetings of the Tennessee Valley Authority to be transparent and open to the public, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025 . 2. Transparency and availability of meetings Section 2(g)(2) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 is amended to read as follows: (2) Meetings (A) In general The Board shall meet at least 4 times each year. (B) Transparency (i) Open meetings For purposes of applying the requirements of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, to the Board, the term meeting shall include all deliberations of the members of the Board, a committee of the Board, and a subcommittee of the Board, including any such deliberations that are not scheduled for the purpose of taking an action that will determine or result in the joint conduct or disposition of official business of the Corporation, notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of such section. (ii) Notice of meetings (I) Publication For purposes of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, public announcement of meetings shall include publication on the website of the Board. (II) Emergency meetings Notwithstanding section 552b(e)(1) of title 5, United States Code, the requirement to make public announcement at least one week prior to a meeting shall not apply if the chairman of the Board designates the meeting as an emergency special meeting. (iii) Publicly available information The Board shall publish on the website of the Board any information required to be disclosed or made available to the public, or publicly certified, under section 552b of title 5, United States Code. (iv) Exemptions For purposes of applying section 552b of title 5, United States Code, to any portion of a meeting of the Board, and to any information pertaining to such portion of a meeting, the Board may make a determination in accordance with such section not to disclose to the public under such section the following information: (I) Information containing or relating to power availability requests. (II) Information containing or relating to contract negotiations, including labor relations and procurement actions, the disclosure of which would imperil or compromise the competitive position of the Corporation. .

June 5, 2025 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 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1373 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Mr. Burchett (for himself and Mr. Cohen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require certain meetings of the Tennessee Valley Authority to be transparent and open to the public, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025 . 2. Transparency and availability of meetings Section 2(g)(2) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 is amended to read as follows: (2) Meetings (A) In general The Board shall meet at least 4 times each year. (B) Transparency The Board shall, with respect to any meeting of the Board, a committee of the Board, or a subcommittee of the Board for which a vote is not scheduled— (i) hold such meeting in public; (ii) provide public notice of no fewer than 6 calendar days, through the website of the Board, of any such meeting; and (iii) make publicly available the minutes and summaries of any such meeting. (C) Emergency meetings Subparagraph (B)(ii) shall not apply if the chairman of the Board designates a meeting as an emergency special meeting. .