H.R. 9936House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

PERFORM Act

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The Postal Executive Responsibility, Fiscal Oversight, and Results‑based Management Act (PERFORM Act) changes the law governing the Postal Service’s top executive pay. It prevents the Postmaster General from getting performance‑based bonuses unless the agency was financially balanced, met service goals, had a clean audit, and filed required reports in the previous year. The bill also adds a reporting and oversight requirement to keep Congress and the Postal Service Inspector General informed about any senior‑executive compensation and the agency’s performance.

Key Provisions

Adds a new subsection that bars the Postmaster General from receiving any bonus, incentive award, retention payment, or other performance‑based compensation in a fiscal year if, in the prior year, the Postal Service’s total costs exceeded its total revenue, it missed nationwide service performance targets, received a material weakness or adverse audit opinion, or failed to file a required report to Congress.
Requires the Postmaster General to submit, within 30 days after each fiscal year, a report to Congress detailing any senior‑executive bonuses paid, the performance metrics used to justify them, the Postal Service’s financial results for the prior year, and national and district‑level service performance data.
Mandates that the Postal Service Inspector General review the submitted report and determine whether the agency complied with the new bonus‑restriction requirements.

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

July 23, 2026

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Introduced in House

July 23, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

July 23, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued July 23, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 9936

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

A BILL

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

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Postal Executive Responsibility, Fiscal Oversight, and Results-based Management Act or the PERFORM Act.

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.