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Demand the TIP Improvement Act Gets a Committee Vote

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The "No Taxes on Tips" law excludes automatic gratuities and penalizes married workers. Las Vegas tourism dropped 7.5% in 2025 while 300,000 hospitality workers got a tax break that does not cover their actual income.

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U.S. Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121

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  1. I'm calling to ask my representative to push for a committee vote on the TIP Improvement Act.
  2. The current No Taxes on Tips law excludes automatic gratuities and halves the benefit for married workers filing jointly.
  3. 60,000 Culinary Union members in Las Vegas are affected. The law needs to be permanent, cover all tips, and fix the marriage penalty.
  4. The TIP Improvement Act would do all of that. Please push for a committee vote.

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Dear [Senator/Representative name],

I am writing as a constituent from [city, state] about demand the tip improvement act gets a committee vote.

The current No Taxes on Tips law excludes automatic gratuities and halves the benefit for married workers filing jointly.

60,000 Culinary Union members in Las Vegas are affected. The law needs to be permanent, cover all tips, and fix the marriage penalty.

The facts support this: 60,000 Hospitality workers represented by Culinary Workers Union Local 226 in Las Vegas. 7.5% Las Vegas tourism decline in 2025, lowest since 2021. $25,000 Maximum annual tip deduction under the current law, expiring 2028.

I am asking you to take a public position on this issue and act accordingly. Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]

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  • 60,000 Hospitality workers represented by Culinary Workers Union Local 226 in Las Vegas
  • 7.5% Las Vegas tourism decline in 2025, lowest since 2021
  • $25,000 Maximum annual tip deduction under the current law, expiring 2028
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Congress passed the "No Taxes on Tips" provision as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. It lets tipped workers deduct up to $25,000 in voluntary tips from federal income taxes through 2028. That sounds like relief for the 300,000 hospitality workers in Las Vegas. It is not.

The law excludes automatic gratuities, which are a growing share of restaurant and banquet revenue. It phases out at $100,000 in household income and halves the benefit for married workers filing jointly. A married housekeeper and a married bartender in the same household hit the cap faster than two single people doing the same work. The Culinary Workers Union Local 226, which represents 60,000 Las Vegas hospitality workers, urged the Treasury Department to fix the exclusions. Treasury has not acted.

Congressman Steven Horsford introduced the TIP Improvement Act, which would make the tax relief permanent, end the federal sub-minimum tipped wage, fix the marriage penalty, and count automatic gratuities. It has not received a committee vote. Write your representatives and demand it does.

This action is part of our Economy coverage.