Norcross, Boyle Introduce Bills to Give Tax Breaks to Workers
Introduce bills to give tax breaks to workers.
Occurrences
The Tipped Income Protection and Standards (TIPS) Act will: ... Eliminate taxes on tips for workers who: Make under $112,500 a year. Work in an occupation that traditionally receives tips. Received the tip from an unrelated party who does not have an ownership stake in that business.
Evidence
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Norcross's official sponsored-legislation page lists the Fair Wage Act of 2016 under legislation he was sponsoring and describes it as a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2023.
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The same Fair Wage Act description says a key part of the plan was a payroll tax cut for small businesses that raised workers' wages ahead of schedule and reached $15 before the bill's timeline.
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Norcross's official biography says he introduced the No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act to prevent taxpayers from subsidizing corporations that undermine workers' right to organize.
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Congress.gov's member activity page lists Donald Norcross with a Sponsored Legislation category, showing 104 sponsored items in the congressional record.
Assessments
Norcross did sponsor worker-focused legislation in the relevant federal House context, including the Fair Wage Act of 2016, and that proposal included a payroll tax cut tied to raising workers' wages. However, the cited tax break appears to go to small businesses rather than directly to workers, and later tax-related worker legislation targeted union-busting subsidies rather than giving workers tax breaks. This supports concrete legislative effort but not full delivery of the exact promise.