Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, is proposing legislation that would prevent bonuses for U.S. Postal Service (USPS) executives due to ongoing financial losses and issues with mail delivery. The proposed bill, named the No Bonuses for Bad Service Act, would stop the USPS Board of Governors from approving additional compensation for the postmaster general and deputy postmaster general if the agency fails to achieve an on-time delivery rate of 95% for all mail products in a fiscal year.
Hawley has cited the USPS's $25 billion in financial losses over the past three fiscal years and a decline in delivery performance as reasons for the bill. He noted that over the last ten years, postmasters general have received more than $2 million in bonuses despite these challenges. During the tenure of former Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, the Board approved over $567,000 in bonuses, while current Postmaster General David Steiner has received $170,000 in bonuses since taking office in July 2025.
Hawley expressed concern about the disparity between the bonuses received by postal leadership and the struggles faced by postal workers, particularly in rural Missouri, where residents sometimes wait weeks for mail. He has previously confronted Steiner regarding these bonuses and has been investigating the Postal Service's operations and oversight.
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