# 115-hr-5180: Tip Income Protection (TIP) Act of 2018

115-hr-5180, Tip Income Protection (TIP) Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5180
- Congress: 115
- Title: Tip Income Protection (TIP) Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2018-03-06
- Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Tip Income Protection (TIP) Act of 2018 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with respect to the definition of wage to provide that except in the case of the pooling of tips, all tips received by any employee, including an employee that is not a tipped employee, shall be the property of, and retained by, the employee, including in the case of an employer that pays a tipped employee a cash wage that equals or exceeds the minimum wage.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2018-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2018-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2018-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2018-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2018-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2018-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2018-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2018-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN), 2018-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2018-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2018-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017
- 115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5180 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5180)

## Related
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
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