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
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.
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.
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.
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.