Senate unexpectedly passes the 'No Tax on Tips Act' in a unanimous vote
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WASHINGTON — In a surprise move, the Republican-led Senate quickly passed the "No Tax on Tips Act" on Tuesday, giving its official stamp of approval to an idea that has gained traction since President Donald Trump campaigned on it in 2024.
The legislation would create a new tax deduction worth up to $25,000 for tips, limited to cash tips that that workers report to employers for withholding purposes on payroll taxes. The tax break is also restricted to employees who earn earn $160,000 or less in 2025, an amount that will rise with inflation in upcoming years.
It was introduced in January by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and a bipartisan group of cosponsors including Nevada's two Democratic senators, Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto.
Rosen brought the bill up in the Senate for a "unanimous consent" request on Tuesday, which means any individual senator can block it. The process is typically used for more mundane matters, and bills are routinely called up and thwarted by an objection. Consequential tax bills usually follow a more complex process. But in this case, none of the other 99 senators objected to Rosen's proposition, which led to the legislation passing.
"Nevada has more tipped workers per capita than any other state. So this bill would mean immediate financial relief for countless hard working families," Rosen said. "'No Tax on Tips' was one of President Trump’s key promises to the American people, which he unveiled in my state of Nevada. And I am not afraid to embrace a good idea, wherever it comes from."
The bill now goes to the House, where Republicans have been seeking to include a version of the proposal in their sweeping party-line package for Trump's agenda. But the broad Democratic support for the idea gives GOP leaders options, including the possibility of passing it separately and removing it from broader legislation to lower the cost or spend the money elsewhere.
"Whether it passes free standing or as part of the bigger bill one way or another, 'No Tax on Tips' is going to become law and give real relief to hard working Americans," Cruz said on the floor. "So I’m proud of what the Senate just did, and I commend Democrats and Republicans, even at a time of partisan division, coming together and agreeing on this common sense policy."
This article was originally published on NBCNews.com
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Trump keeping promises & getting it done!
Trump hasn’t done anything on this issue, other than campaign on a popular idea. The Senate has done what they’ve done, but that doesn’t make it a law. The promise is not yet kept.
It’s a tax cut for millionaires!
cue the cut and paste progressive talking points
Whatever it is, it's good politics.
Hooray! Something actually got done, finally. Sorta. Watch the House find a way to ruin it.
Now if we could just stop tipping people and pay them a regular wage, instead. Our tipping culture is insane.
It got done because the other side wasn't in its usual full scale resistance mode.
Or maybe it just happens to be a good idea that everyone agrees on.
It was a campaign promise for one and a political necessity for his opponents.