{"id":39972,"date":"2026-08-11T11:56:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=39972"},"modified":"2026-08-11T11:56:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:56:02","slug":"strong-on-senate-introduction-of-perform-act-alabama-stands-united-time-for-usps-to-deliver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2026\/08\/11\/strong-on-senate-introduction-of-perform-act-alabama-stands-united-time-for-usps-to-deliver\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong on Senate Introduction of PERFORM ACT: \u2018Alabama Stands United; Time for USPS to Deliver\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON \u2014 Representative Dale Strong (AL-05) issued the following statement regarding the introduction of the Senate companion to his legislation, H.R. 9936, the Postal Executive Responsibility, Fiscal Oversight, and Results-based Management (PERFORM) Act, by Senators Katie Britt (R-AL) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL).<\/p>\n

\u201cAlabamians deserve a Postal Service that delivers their mail on time and a Postmaster General who is accountable for results,\u201d\u00a0said Congressman Strong.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cWith Alabama’s entire congressional delegation united behind this effort, we’re sending a clear message: it\u2019s time for the U.S. Postal Service to deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n

In announcing his introduction of the\u00a0<\/em>PERFORM Act<\/u><\/em><\/a>, Representative Strong previously stated:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe American people don’t get bonuses for failure, and neither should the Postmaster General. The PERFORM Act ends the practice of rewarding poor performance and makes clear that leadership must earn incentive pay by delivering results \u2013\u00a0not excuses,\u201d\u00a0said Representative Strong.\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cIf the U.S. Postal Service were a private sector operation, it would have filed for bankruptcy years ago. Further, if a CEO\u2019s tenure saw an average annual net loss of $10 billion while service standards continued to decline, company leadership would be standing in the unemployment line \u2013\u00a0not collecting performance bonuses.\u201d<\/p>\n

The U.S. Postal Service has reported more than $25 billion in net losses over the past three fiscal years, including a $9 billion loss in Fiscal Year 2025. At the same time, millions of Americans have faced delays in receiving medications, bills, checks, legal documents, election mail, and other time-sensitive correspondence.<\/p>\n

Despite these persistent service failures and financial losses, the Postmaster General remains eligible for a performance-based bonus, continuing a pattern in which Postmaster Generals have received more than $2 million in bonuses over the past decade.<\/p>\n

The PERFORM Act restores accountability by prohibiting a performance-based bonus for the Postmaster General if, during the preceding fiscal year, the Postal Service:<\/p>\n