Senate Committee to Vote on Postal, FEMA Oversight Measures

Why It Matters

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is scheduled to hold an Aug. 5 business meeting to consider three matters: a contempt of Congress resolution, legislation restricting bonuses for senior U.S. Postal Service officials and a bill requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency to publish more information about disaster assistance awards.

The measures address congressional oversight, Postal Service performance and transparency in FEMA’s Public Assistance Program. The available meeting record does not identify the subject of the contempt resolution.

Agenda Items

The committee will consider S. 5163, the "No Bonuses for Bad Service Act" introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), which would prohibit bonuses for the postmaster general and deputy postmaster general during any fiscal year in which the Postal Service fails to meet or exceed its on-time mail delivery targets. The proposal would tie executive compensation to service performance as lawmakers continue scrutinizing mail delays and the Postal Service’s ability to meet delivery standards.

The committee will also consider S. 3363, the Transparency in Recovery Assistance and Claims Knowledge Act, or TRACK Act. Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) introduced the bill with Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD). It was referred to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee after its introduction in December 2025.

Political Stakes

S. 3363 would require FEMA to establish a publicly accessible, interactive dashboard for each presidentially declared major disaster. The dashboard would track Public Assistance awards, cost estimates, project descriptions, federal and nonfederal cost shares, review and approval dates, explanations for delays or rejected estimates, project-level progress and the timing and amounts of reimbursement requests.

The proposal responds to concerns that state, local and tribal governments often lack clear information about the status of FEMA reimbursements for debris removal, emergency protective measures and the repair or replacement of damaged public infrastructure.

The postal legislation reflects a separate oversight dispute over whether senior executives should receive incentive compensation when the Postal Service misses its delivery goals. The available agenda does not include a detailed bill summary or identify the legislation’s sponsor.

What’s Next

Committee members may debate, amend and vote on the two bills and the contempt resolution during the business meeting. If approved, S. 5163 and S. 3363 would be eligible for consideration by the full Senate.

S. 3363 remained at the introduced stage before the meeting, with no previous committee action recorded. The available meeting materials do not specify whom the contempt resolution concerns or what congressional demand prompted it. That detail should be added once the committee publishes the resolution text or a more complete agenda.

The Bottom Line

The committee’s Aug. 5 meeting brings together three distinct oversight priorities: holding an unidentified person or entity in contempt of Congress, linking postal leadership bonuses to mail performance and requiring FEMA to provide clearer public information about disaster assistance.

The TRACK Act would create a detailed FEMA dashboard written into federal law, while S. 5163 would make senior Postal Service bonuses contingent on meeting delivery targets. The scope of the contempt matter remains unclear from the available record.

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