Postmaster General's pay tied to Postal Service results.
H.R. 9936 — PERFORM Act · Filed by Dale Strong (R-AL) · 8 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 23, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill stops the Postmaster General from getting extra pay if the Postal Service loses money. It also stops extra pay if mail is late, audits find problems, or reports to Congress are missed. The Postmaster General must file a yearly report to Congress. The report lists all top staff extra pay and reasons for it. The Postal Service Inspector General reviews these reports.
Who it affects
The Postmaster General and other top staff at the Postal Service are affected. Congress and the public get access to reports about extra pay and Postal Service results.
One thing to notice
The bill cuts pay after the Postal Service has problems. It does not fix why those problems happen.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
8 cosponsors: 6 Republicans, 2 Democrats.
- Jul 23, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 23, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Postmaster General — The leader of the U.S. Postal Service.
- audit — A check to see if an agency follows rules and spends money right.
- Inspector General — An official who checks if a government agency works right and follows the law.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,796 characters) on Oct 31, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,778 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-31.
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