All Roll Calls
Yes: 209 • No: 215
HR2312119th CongressWALLET
Tipped Employee Protection Act
Sponsored By: Representative Womack
In Committee
Summary
This changes the tipped-employee rule so a tipped employee's tips plus required cash wage must equal at least the federal minimum wage during each employer-defined work period. It removes the old $30 per month tipping test and lets employers pick the work period (examples: 1 day, 1 week, every 2 weeks, every 28 days, or every pay period).
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- Families and tipped workers: Gives workers clearer minimum-wage protection by tying tip credit to each work period instead of a $30 monthly threshold. It helps during low-tip days or weeks.
- Employers: Requires employers to pick a work period and ensure tips plus the cash wage meet the federal minimum in that period. That may change payroll calculations and pay practices.
- Payroll and compliance: Requires employers to track tips and cash wages by the chosen period for tip-credit compliance. Employers may face more recordkeeping and liability risk.
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New tipped-worker pay test
This bill would change when a worker counts as a "tipped employee." It would remove the old $30-per-month rule. The employer would pick a work period (for example: 1 day, 1 week, every 2 weeks, every 28 days, or each pay period). For each work period, tips plus the cash wage the employer pays would have to be at least the federal minimum wage for that period. If enacted, this would change when employers can take a tip credit and could raise or shift take-home pay for tipped workers.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Womack
AR • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5]
WA • R
Sponsored 4/9/2025
Sessions
TX • R
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]
AR • R
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
WI • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5]
LA • R
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Messmer
IN • R
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 1/13/2026
On Motion to Recommit
Yes: 209 • No: 215