February 14, 2025
Mr. Burchett (for himself and Mr. Cohen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
To require certain meetings of the Tennessee Valley Authority to be transparent and open to the public, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025
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Sec. 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.