Eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped workers and bring them up to the federal minimum wage.

The Tipped Income Protection and Standards (TIPS) Act will: Eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped workers, bringing them up to federal minimum wage.

Norcross's TIPS Act would eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped workers and raise them to the federal minimum wage.

Rep. Norcross Introduces TIPS Act to Eliminate Subminimum Wage and Taxes on Tips for Service Workers - Press Releases - United States Congressman Donald Norcross
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DOL states that the FLSA permits a tip credit; employers must pay tipped workers at least $2.13 per hour, and the federal minimum wage is currently $7.25 per hour. If direct wages plus tips do not reach $7.25 in a workweek, the employer must make up the difference.

Federal law still allows a separate $2.13 cash wage for tipped workers, so the promised elimination of the federal tipped subminimum wage has not been delivered as of 2026-07-03.

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U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division: Fact Sheet #15: Tipped Employees Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
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The House-engrossed bill created a schedule for tipped employees and then provided a scheduled repeal of the separate minimum wage for tipped employees, replacing the tipped wage rule with: the wage required to be paid to a tipped employee shall be the wage set forth in section 6(a)(1).

The 2019 Raise the Wage Act text would have phased tipped workers up to the regular federal minimum wage and repealed the separate tipped minimum wage, matching the promise’s substance if enacted.

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GovInfo: H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act, 116th Congress, Engrossed in House
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] as an original cosponsor of H.R. 582 on 01/16/2019.

Norcross took concrete legislative action by cosponsoring the 2019 Raise the Wage Act, which included elimination of the tipped subminimum wage.

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Congress.gov: Cosponsors - H.R.582 - Raise the Wage Act, 116th Congress
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The Clerk records Roll Call 496 on H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act, as passed by a vote of 231-199; Rep. Norcross of New Jersey is recorded as voting Aye.

Norcross voted for House passage of the 2019 bill that would have eliminated the tipped subminimum wage, but House passage alone did not enact the change.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 582 had the status Passed House; its latest action was in the Senate on 07/22/2019, read the second time and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar.

The strongest federal attempt during Norcross’s service passed the House but did not become law, leaving the promise unfulfilled despite clear effort.

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Congress.gov: Actions - H.R.582 - Raise the Wage Act, 116th Congress
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] as an original cosponsor of H.R. 603 on 01/28/2021.

Norcross continued to support the policy in the next Congress by cosponsoring the 2021 Raise the Wage Act.

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Congress.gov: Cosponsors - H.R.603 - Raise the Wage Act of 2021, 117th Congress
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 603 was introduced and referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor; the bill status remained Introduced.

The 2021 effort did not advance to enactment, so it did not fulfill the promise.

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Congress.gov: Actions - H.R.603 - Raise the Wage Act of 2021, 117th Congress
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The 2023 bill set tipped employees’ cash wage at $6.00, then $8.00, $10.00, $12.00, $13.50, $15.00, and $17.00, followed by the regular minimum wage; it also scheduled repeal of the separate minimum wage for tipped employees.

The 2023 bill text again directly targeted elimination of the tipped subminimum wage, but it was proposed legislation, not enacted law.

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GovInfo: H.R. 4889, Raise the Wage Act of 2023, Introduced in House
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] as an original cosponsor of H.R. 4889 on 07/25/2023.

Norcross cosponsored the 2023 version of the legislation, showing continued concrete effort toward the promise.

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Congress.gov: Cosponsors - H.R.4889 - Raise the Wage Act of 2023, 118th Congress
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 4889’s latest action as referral to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on 07/25/2023 and shows the bill status as Introduced.

The 2023 bill did not become law, so it did not deliver the promised federal wage change.

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Congress.gov: Actions - H.R.4889 - Raise the Wage Act of 2023, 118th Congress
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The 2025 bill would raise tipped employees’ cash wage from $6.00 to $17.00 over six years and then require the minimum wage in effect under section 6(a)(1); it also schedules repeal of the separate minimum wage for tipped employees.

The pending 2025 bill aligns with the promised policy but, as bill text, does not itself change current law.

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H.R.2743 - Raise the Wage Act of 2025, 119th Congress
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 2743 was introduced on 04/08/2025, referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce, and has the status Introduced.

As of the current Congress record available for this assessment, the 2025 effort remained only introduced and had not fulfilled the promise.

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Congress.gov: Actions - H.R.2743 - Raise the Wage Act of 2025, 119th Congress
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