[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9936 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9936

    To amend title 39, United States Code, to limit bonuses to the 
              Postmaster General, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2026

Mr. Strong (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Moore 
  of Alabama, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Figures, and Ms. Sewell) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 39, United States Code, to limit bonuses to the 
              Postmaster General, 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 ``Postal Executive Responsibility, 
Fiscal Oversight, and Results-based Management Act'' or the ``PERFORM 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON BONUSES AND OTHER COMPENSATION TO POSTMASTER 
              GENERAL.

    Section 3686 of title 39, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Limitation on Bonuses.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this title, during any fiscal year, a bonus, incentive award, 
        retention payment, or other performance-based compensation may 
        not be paid to the Postmaster General if, during the preceding 
        fiscal year--
                    ``(A) total costs of the Postal Service exceeded 
                total revenue; or
                    ``(B) the Postal Service--
                            ``(i) failed to meet established nationwide 
                        service performance targets;
                            ``(ii) received a material weakness, 
                        adverse opinion, or disclaimer in its financial 
                        audit; or
                            ``(iii) failed to submit the report to 
                        Congress required under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the end of each 
        fiscal year, the Postmaster General shall submit an annual 
        report to Congress detailing--
                    ``(A) any bonus, incentive award, retention 
                payment, or other performance-based compensation paid 
                to any officer or employee of the Postal Service in 
                senior executive or equivalent positions;
                    ``(B) the performance metrics used to justify each 
                bonus, incentive award, retention payment, or other 
                performance-based compensation;
                    ``(C) the financial performance of the Postal 
                Service for the preceding fiscal year; and
                    ``(D) national and district-level service 
                performance data.
            ``(3) Inspector general review.--The Inspector General of 
        the Postal Service shall review the report submitted under 
        paragraph (2) and determine whether the Postal Service complied 
        with the requirements of the subsection.''.
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