HR 144referred119th Congress

Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act

Introduced Jan 3, 2025House billPolicy area: Government Operations and PoliticsLast action Jan 16, 2025Sponsor: Steve Cohen(D-TN)

governmentGovernment Operations and Politics

Environment and Public Works CommitteeWater Resources and Environment SubcommitteeTransportation and Infrastructure Committee

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Official summaryUpdated Jan 16, 2025

What the bill does

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.) 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.

Latest official action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Lobbying Filings

$5.0M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Jan 3, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Jan 15, 2025vote

Jake Auchincloss voted yea

Jan 15, 2025vote

Mark E. Amodei voted yea

Jan 15, 2025vote

Alma S. Adams voted yea

Apr 18, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by APPALACHIAN VOICES

Jul 20, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by APPALACHIAN VOICES

Official Congressional Actions

Jan 16, 2025IntroReferral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works Committee

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Jan 15, 2025Floor

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)

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Jan 15, 2025Floor

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H169-170)

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Jan 15, 2025Floor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
APPALACHIAN VOICES	APPALACHIAN VOICES	$3.0M	Jul 20, 2025	2025Q2	INSLBRMAN
APPALACHIAN VOICES	APPALACHIAN VOICES	$2.0M	Apr 18, 2025	2025Q1	AGRBNKBUD

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

No suspicious trade-lobbying connections found for this bill.

Votes on This Bill

Member	Party	Position	Date
Jake Auchincloss	D	yea	Jan 15, 2025
Mark E. Amodei	R	yea	Jan 15, 2025
Alma S. Adams	D	yea	Jan 15, 2025
Pete Aguilar	D	yea	Jan 15, 2025

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

CapitolExposed identifies the "bill-lobbying-trade pipeline" by: (1) finding lobbying filings (LD-2) that specifically mention this bill, (2) matching lobbying clients to publicly traded companies, and (3) finding stock trades by members of Congress in those companies within 90 days of the bill's introduction date. Trades made before the bill was introduced are highlighted in red, as they may indicate advance knowledge. This analysis surfaces correlations worthy of scrutiny; it does not prove wrongdoing.