WASHINGTON — Senator Josh Hawley introduced legislation to block bonuses for United States Postal Service executives, targeting the Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General in response to billions in financial losses and chronic mail delays.
The Postal Service has recorded $25 billion in losses over the last three fiscal years. Hawley, who has launched a separate investigation into the agency's operational record, said his bill — the No Bonuses for Bad Service Act — would bar executive bonuses unless USPS achieves a 95 percent on-time delivery rate and meets all nationwide service performance targets.
A parallel effort is moving in the House. Representative Dale Strong introduced the PERFORM Act, which drew support from Alabama's entire House delegation. The bill also conditions executive bonuses on delivery and financial benchmarks.
In the Senate, Alabama Senators Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville introduced their own version of the PERFORM Act. That bill would prohibit the Postmaster General from receiving a performance-based bonus if USPS reports a net loss in a fiscal year, fails to meet nationwide service performance targets or receives an adverse audit finding.
"It's time for the postmaster general to do his job and put Americans first," Hawley said.
Both bills are before Congress and await committee action.
