Bonneville Power Leadership Recruitment Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8132 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8132 To adjust the compensation of the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2026 Mr. Bentz (for himself, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Amodei of Nevada) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To adjust the compensation of the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bonneville Power Leadership Recruitment Act''. SEC. 2. BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATOR COMPENSATION. (a) Rate of Pay.--Beginning in the first pay period beginning on or after the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the annual rate of basic pay-- (1) for the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration (referred to in this section as the ``Administrator'') shall be set at a level determined by the Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') to be comparable to chief executives of consumer-owned utilities in the Western Interconnection; and (2) for employees of the Bonneville Power Administration, including members of the Senior Executive Service (as defined in section 2101a of title 5, United States Code), shall be set at a level determined by the Secretary to be comparable to compensation for similar positions at consumer-owned utilities in the Western Interconnection. (b) Additional Considerations.--The determination of the Secretary with respect to the annual rate of basic pay under subsection (a) shal