Bill > HR1373

This bill modifies the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Act of 1933 to enhance transparency and public access to TVA Board meetings. Specifically, the bill requires the TVA Board to meet at least four times per year and expands the definition of "meetings" to include all deliberations, even those not formally scheduled to take official action. The bill mandates that meeting notices be published on the Board's website and allows for emergency special meetings with less advance notice. The TVA Board must now publish all publicly required information on its website, with two key exemptions for sensitive information: details about power availability requests and confidential contract negotiations that could compromise the TVA's competitive position. The bill applies the requirements of section 552b of title 5 of the United States Code, which governs open meetings and public disclosure, to the TVA Board's operations, effectively increasing governmental transparency for this federally-owned electric utility corporation that serves multiple southeastern states.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1373/all-info