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Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025 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, 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.
Action Timeline
2025-06-10
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2025-06-09
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-06-09
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2554)
2025-06-09
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2554)
2025-06-09
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1373.
2025-06-09
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2554-2555)
2025-06-09
Mr. Ezell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-06-05
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 109.
2025-06-05
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-140.
2025-06-05
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-140.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.1373 pass?
HR.1373 is still alive. Current stage: PASSED_ONE. Pass likelihood: 35%.
What does HR.1373 do?
Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025 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, 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.
Who sponsored HR.1373?
HR.1373 was sponsored by Tim Burchett (R-Tennessee).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 1373 EH: Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 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.
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