# 119-s-5373: USPS Executive Benefit and Bonus Removal Act

119-s-5373, USPS Executive Benefit and Bonus Removal Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5373
- Congress: 119
- Title: USPS Executive Benefit and Bonus Removal Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-07
- Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Limits on executive pay and perks.** This bill would bar many extra fringe benefits for high-level Postal Service executives and cap their total pay at no more than the President's salary to curb special compensation.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect non-executive employee benefits: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would not change wellness, parking, or retirement benefits that are generally available to Postal employees who are not covered executives. It would preserve any benefit given to bargaining-unit employees under collective bargaining agreements in chapter 12 of title 39. It woul…
- Cap pay and cut executive perks: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would cap total pay for covered Postal executives at the President's annual salary under 3 U.S.C. 102. Covered executives are the Postmaster General, Deputy Postmaster General, and Postal Career Executive Service level II or above. The bill would bar many executive fringe benef…
- No PMG bonuses in deficit years: cost, high. If enacted, the Board of Governors could not approve any bonus, award, or other monetary pay beyond basic pay for the Postmaster General in any fiscal year when Postal Service total expenditures exceed total revenues. Total revenues and total expenditures would include both appropriated and non-app…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-2234: Reducing Homelessness Through Program Reform Act
- 119-s-3659: SECURE Minerals Act of 2026
- 119-s-2833: Stand Strong Falls Prevention Act
- 119-s-668: SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-s-2904: SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-5373 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5373)

## Related
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-2234: Reducing Homelessness Through Program Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2234)
- [119-s-3659: SECURE Minerals Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3659)
- [119-s-2833: Stand Strong Falls Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2833)
- [119-s-668: SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-668)
- [119-s-2904: SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2904)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5373 (as of 2026-10-03).