# 117-hr-9523: Tipped Employee Protection Act

117-hr-9523, Tipped Employee Protection Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9523
- Congress: 117
- Title: Tipped Employee Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-12-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Tipped Employee Protection Act This bill modifies the definition of a tipped employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude consideration of an employee's duties when determining the combined amount of tips and direct wages an employee receives for the purpose of an employer meeting the minimum wage requirements. Under the bill, an employer may pay a tipped employee the tipped minimum wage for tasks that are not related to tipped work as long as the employee's combined tips and direct wages total at least the $7.25 federal minimum wage. Current Department of Labor rules prohibit an employer from paying the tipped minimum wage for tasks that are not related to tipped work.

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act
- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-9275: BNA Fairness Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-9523 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9523)

## Related
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1193)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hr-9275: BNA Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9275)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9523 (as of 2025-11-18).