U.S. SENATORS KATIE BRITT, TOMMY TUBERVILLE INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ENSURE POSTMASTER GENERAL BONUSES ACCURATELY REFLECT POSTAL SERVICE PERFORMANCE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Katie Britt issued the following press release:

U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) today introduced the Postal Executive Responsibility, Fiscal Oversight, and Results-based Management (PERFORM) Act (https://www.britt.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/LIP26972.pdf). The legislation would ensure the Postmaster General's performance pay reflects actual performance by prohibiting bonuses when the United States Postal Service (USPS) fails to meet basic financial, operational, or reporting standards.

"In just about any profession, you don't get rewarded for failing-except at the United States Postal Service. It's time that changed,"said Senator Britt. "This is not complicated: if the ...