Support and work to pass legislation preventing the Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General from receiving bonuses for any fiscal year in which USPS does not meet or exceed each on-time mail delivery target.

Josh Hawley · Missouri · Republican

policy impact 0.50 specificity 0.93 extraction confidence 88%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support and work to pass legislation amending title 39 of the United States Code to bar certain USPS executive bonuses when delivery targets are missed.. Promised outcome: The Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General would not receive bonuses for a fiscal year in which USPS fails to meet or exceed each on-time mail delivery target.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. 119th Congress, 2nd Session; S. 5163, No Bonuses for Bad Service Act, sponsored by Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.

Occurrences

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.

Hawley's bill would bar bonuses for the Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General in fiscal years when USPS misses any on-time mail delivery target.

S. 5163 (RS) - No Bonuses for Bad Service Act - BILLS-119s5163rs | Content Details | GovInfo
primary · other · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

verified · Source version 74540 · locator 1482

Bill Version Reported in Senate (RS)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo lists S. 5163 as reported in the Senate on September 14, 2026, showing movement but not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 5163 (RS) - No Bonuses for Bad Service Act - BILLS-119s5163rs | Content Details | GovInfo
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

unverified · Source version 87013 · locator unknown

Mr. HAWLEY (for himself and Mr. BLUMENTHAL) introduced

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The reported Senate bill identifies Hawley as the sponsor who introduced the legislation with Blumenthal.

unresolved same_term A for effort

BILLS-119s5163rs.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

unverified · Source version 87013 · locator unknown

The Governors shall not approve any bonus, award, or other monetary compensation beyond basic pay

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text contains the promised restriction on additional compensation for USPS top leadership, tied in the same section to on-time delivery performance and deficit conditions.

unresolved same_term A for effort

BILLS-119s5163rs.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

unverified · Source version 87015 · locator unknown

570 S. 5163 Senators Hawley and Blumenthal

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The October 1 Senate calendar still lists S. 5163 on the calendar, indicating it had not become law by that point.

unresolved same_term A for effort

CCAL-119scal-2026-10-01-pt6.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

verified · Source version 74545 · locator 4371

S. 5163, No Bonuses for Bad Service Act (9-0)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee announced favorable committee action on the bill by a 9-0 vote.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Advances Legislation and Postal Naming Bills - Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

unverified · Source version 87017 · locator unknown

introduced legislation to block him from receiving a bonus

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Recent AP reporting confirms Hawley introduced bonus-blocking legislation, but no source found shows enactment by the as-of date.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Trump’s mail voting crackdown tests Postal Service leader who says he’s ‘not political’
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-09 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment promises legislation to amend title 39 to prevent bonuses for the Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General when USPS misses on-time delivery targets. Verified evidence shows S. 5163 was advanced by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and reported in the Senate, which documents legislative effort during the same term. However, the verified evidence does not show enactment or achievement of the promised statutory outcome by the as-of date, and there is no expired deadline that would make the promise never fulfilled.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%