TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jun 25, 2025

Two federal bills aim to increase transparency at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), including one that would mandate at least four public board meetings per year and another that would require disclosure of employee salaries exceeding $123,041, the Nashville Post reports. The TVA Transparency Act, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett, Republican of Knox County, and co-sponsored by Rep. Steve Cohen, a Memphis Democrat, passed the U.S. House of Representatives on June 9 and now is under review by the U.S. Senate. Burchett and Cohen’s separate salary disclosure bill — the Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act — passed the House in January. It has been introduced in the Senate by Tennessee Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty. TVA officials say they already comply with existing transparency laws and hold quarterly public meetings. TVA is federally owned and the largest public power supplier in the U.S., providing electricity to more than 10 million people.