Congressman Cohen Applauds Passage of TVA Salary Transparency Act

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today applauded House passage of his bill, the TVA Salary Transparency Act, that he introduced with Representative Tim Burchett (TN-2). This bill aims to reinstate and modernize the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) annual reporting requirements to Congress concerning its management structure and the compensation of its top executives and managers. The bill reinstates a requirement eliminated by the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act in 1995 and requires TVA to report on employees making more than $123,041, or the maximum basic pay rate of a General Schedule Grade 15 (GS-15) federal employees. This bill previously passed the House in the 118th Congress on March 11, 2024. 

After a brief floor debate managed by Congressman Cohen on Monday, the House voted 423 to 0 today to pass the measure.

Following the vote, Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

“I was pleased to team up with Congressman Tim Burchett in reintroducing this measure on the first day of the new Congress and especially pleased to see the House act swiftly to assure transparency in the oversight of our largest federal power producer.  I urge the Senate to act quickly on this measure so that we can finally restore legitimate congressional oversight.”

See Congressmen Cohen’s and Burchett’s floor remarks on the measure here.

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