# 119-hr-2312: Tipped Employee Protection Act

119-hr-2312, Tipped Employee Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2312
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tipped Employee Protection Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-25

## Summary

**Replaces the $30-per-month tip test with a wage-based standard that decides who counts as a tipped employee.** The bill would tie tipping status to whether an employee's tips plus required cash wage meet the federal minimum for a chosen work period.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Recommit | Failed | 209 | 215 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- New tipped-worker status rule: mixed, medium. This bill would change who counts as a tipped employee. It would remove the old $30-per-month test. Instead, an employee would be treated as tipped for an employer-chosen work period if tips plus other cash wages for that period, when combined with the required cash wage under current tip-credit ru…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hconres-12: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

## Sources
- [119-hr-2312 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2312)

## Related
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hconres-12: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hconres-12)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2312 (as of 2026-09-25).