[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 5163 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 570
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5163

   To amend title 39, United States Code, to prevent the awarding of 
 bonuses to the Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General for a 
fiscal year in which the United States Postal Service does not meet or 
   exceed each on-time mail delivery target, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 29, 2026

 Mr. Hawley (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

                           September 14, 2026

                Reported by Mr. Paul, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 39, United States Code, to prevent the awarding of 
 bonuses to the Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General for a 
fiscal year in which the United States Postal Service does not meet or 
   exceed each on-time mail delivery target, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``No Bonuses for Bad Service 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. RESTRICTION OF BONUSES FOR POSTMASTER 
              GENERAL.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Bonus Prerequisites.--Section 202 of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
        following new sentence: ``The Governors shall not approve any 
        bonus, award, or other monetary compensation beyond basic pay 
        for the Postmaster General for any fiscal year in which the 
        Postal Service does not meet or exceed a 95 percent on-time 
        delivery performance for each on-time delivery target set for a 
        market-dominant product category.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
        following new sentence: ``The Governors shall not approve any 
        bonus, award, or other monetary compensation beyond basic pay 
        for the Deputy Postmaster General for any fiscal year in which 
        the Postal Service does not meet or exceed 95 percent on-time 
        delivery performance for each on-time delivery target set for a 
        market-dominant product category.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Report Submission.--Section 2804(a) of title 39, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``and submitted to the 
Postal Regulatory Commission'' before the period.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Bonuses for Bad Service Act''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTION OF BONUSES FOR POSTMASTER GENERAL.

    (a) Bonus Prerequisites.--Section 202 of title 39, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following 
        new sentence: ``The Governors shall not approve any bonus, 
        award, or other monetary compensation beyond basic pay for the 
        Postmaster General for any fiscal year in which--
            ``(1) the Postal Service does not meet or exceed 95 percent 
        on-time delivery performance for each on-time delivery target 
        set for a market-dominant product category; or
            ``(2) the Postal Service exceeded any deficit ran in the 
        prior fiscal year, or ran a deficit where the Postal Service 
        ran a surplus in the prior fiscal year.''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following 
        new sentence: ``The Governors shall not approve any bonus, 
        award, or other monetary compensation beyond basic pay for the 
        Deputy Postmaster General for any fiscal year in which--
            ``(1) the Postal Service does not meet or exceed 95 percent 
        on-time delivery performance for each on-time delivery target 
        set for a market-dominant product category; or
            ``(2) the Postal Service exceeded any deficit ran in the 
        prior fiscal year, or ran a deficit where the Postal Service 
        ran a surplus in the prior fiscal year.''.
    (b) Report Submission.--Section 2804(a) of title 39, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ``and submitted to the Postal Regulatory 
Commission'' before the period.
                                                       Calendar No. 570

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 5163

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                                 A BILL

   To amend title 39, United States Code, to prevent the awarding of 
 bonuses to the Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General for a 
fiscal year in which the United States Postal Service does not meet or 
   exceed each on-time mail delivery target, and for other purposes.

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                           September 14, 2026

                       Reported with an amendment