HR 5369 United States House · 118th Congress

Tipped Worker Protection Act

HR 5369, the Tipped Worker Protection Act, requires employers to pay tipped workers the full federal minimum wage (currently $7.25/hour) instead of the current lower "tip credit" rate ($2.13/hour). It phases in this change over time, starting with a $3.60/hour cash wage in the first year, increasing by $1.50 annually until matching the standard minimum wage. The bill prohibits employers from keeping or using customer tips for any purpose (including covering costs like credit card fees) and mandates that all tips go directly to employees, with new rules governing voluntary tip pools. It directly affects restaurant, bar, and similar service workers who rely on tips for income.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Sep 2023

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Introduced Sep 8, 2023 Last action Sep 8, 2023

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Sep 8, 2023

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Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Sep 8, 2023

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1 primary · 9 co-sponsors