Eliminate the federal subminimum tipped wage.

Steven Horsford · Nevada · Democratic

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The TIPS Act will Eliminate the Subminimum Tipped Wage. In 1991, the Fair Labor Standards Act was amended to increase the federal tipped minimum wage to $2.13 an hour, and it has not been changed since.

The official page commits the TIPS Act to eliminating the federal subminimum tipped wage, currently described as $2.13 an hour.

Tipped Income Protection and Support (TIPS) Act | Congressman Steven Horsford
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H.R. 1314 - TIPS Act ... To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to eliminate the separate minimum wage for tipped employees, and for other purposes.

Horsford is listed as leading the TIPS Act, which would end the separate lower minimum wage for tipped workers.

Letters & Legislation | Congressman Steven Horsford
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Mr. Horsford introduced H.R. 7577 on February 13, 2026. The bill would amend FLSA section 3(m) so that the wage required for a tipped employee is the wage in section 6(a)(1), with tips retained by the employee.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Horsford took concrete legislative action in the 119th Congress to end the lower federal tipped cash wage by making tipped workers subject to the regular FLSA minimum wage. The bill was introduced and referred to committees, not enacted in this record.

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H.R. 7577 (IH) - Tipped Income Protection and Improvement Act of 2026
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The Department of Labor’s July 1, 2026 tipped-wage table lists the federal FLSA minimum cash wage for tipped employees as $2.13, with a $5.12 maximum tip credit against a $7.25 minimum wage.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): As of the latest DOL tipped-wage table found, the federal subminimum tipped wage still exists, so the commitment has not been delivered by September 9, 2026.

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Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees | U.S. Department of Labor
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The promised federal outcome has not been delivered: as of the Department of Labor's July 1, 2026 tipped-wage materials, the FLSA still permits a $2.13 tipped cash wage with a $5.12 tip credit against the $7.25 federal minimum wage. Horsford did take a concrete same-term legislative step by introducing H.R. 7577 in February 2026 to eliminate the lower tipped wage, but the record shows introduction and committee referral rather than enactment. That supports a failed serious effort, not fulfillment.

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