# 119-hr-85: Small Business Flexibility Act

119-hr-85, Small Business Flexibility Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-85
- Congress: 119
- Title: Small Business Flexibility Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expands who can be included in tip pools.** This bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to replace the phrase “employees who customarily and regularly receive tips” with a new, specific definition that lists allowable pools of workers. The new text creates two pool types that can be used for tip pooling, including groups that mix traditional tip earners with certain other employees when conditions on cash wages are met. - Tip-earning employees could have tips shared with a broader set of coworkers under the new pool definitions. Their tips may be pooled with others who meet the statute’s criteria. - Non-tipped or mixed-role staff could be included in tip pools when they are placed in the statute’s defined pools, including situations tied to receiving a qualifying cash wage. - Employers get clearer flexibility to form tip-pooling groups under federal law. The act does not create new funding or new enforcement mechanisms beyond current law.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Wider tip pooling for workers: mixed, low. If enacted, employers would be allowed to form two kinds of tip pools. One pool could include only workers who regularly get tips. A mixed pool could include non‑tipped workers, but only if the tipped workers in that pool are paid at least the federal minimum wage in cash by the employer. This coul…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-85 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/85)

## Related
- [119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-25)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8206)
- [119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6225)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-85 (as of 2026-04-21).