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Senate Bill 5163
119th Congress(2025-2026)
No Bonuses for Bad Service Act
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Introduced in Senate on Jul 29, 2026
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S. 5163 (Introduced-in-Senate)


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.

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

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,

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 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

(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.”.

(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.