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No Bonuses for Bad Service Act
Key claim: The No Bonuses for Bad Service Act (S5163) would restrict bonuses for federal employees tied to inadequate public service performance.
Abstract
(S5163 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-07-29): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Why this matters
The bill would tie federal employee bonus eligibility to public service performance quality, adding a compensation-based accountability mechanism alongside existing adverse-action and performance-appraisal reforms. For workers, it could reduce discretionary bonus awards where service is deemed inadequate; for agencies, it would layer another statutory constraint onto pay-for-performance authority. Status: introduced.