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S 129 · 119th Congress · Taxation

No Tax on Tips Act

Introduced January 16, 2025 Latest action May 26, 2025 8 cosponsors

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Latest action

Held at the desk.

Action timeline

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May 26, 2025
floor Received in the House.
May 26, 2025
floor Held at the desk.
May 23, 2025
floor Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 20, 2025
committee Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Finance Committee
May 20, 2025
passed Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Text versions

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May 20, 2025 Engrossed in Senate
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Jan 16, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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CRS summaries

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Changelog

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  1. ih / isIntroduced in House / Senate. First filed version.
  2. rfh / rfsReferred to a committee for review.
  3. rh / rsReported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).
  4. pcs / pchPlaced on Calendar for floor consideration.
  5. eh / esEngrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.
  6. rdh / rdsReceived by the other chamber.
  7. eah / easEngrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.
  8. ath / atsAgreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.
  9. enrEnrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.
  10. plPublic Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.
  11. ppPublic Print. Official printing post-enactment.

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Line-level diff between text versions of this bill — what actually changed at each legislative stage.

+21 −18 15 unchanged
--- Introduced (Senate)
+++ Engrossed (Senate)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 129 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
+[S. 129 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
<DOC>
@@ -7,24 +7,9 @@
1st Session
S. 129
-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the application
-of the income tax on qualified tips through a deduction allowed to all
-individual taxpayers, and for other purposes.
-
_______________________________________________________________________
-IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
-
-January 16, 2025
-
-Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Daines, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Ricketts, Ms. Cortez
-Masto, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Cramer) introduced the
-following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
-Finance
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-A BILL
+AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the application
of the income tax on qualified tips through a deduction allowed to all
@@ -145,4 +130,22 @@
``without regard to section 3(m) of such Act''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
-<all>
+
+Passed the Senate May 20, 2025.
+
+Attest:
+
+Secretary.
+119th CONGRESS
+
+1st Session
+
+S. 129
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+AN ACT
+
+To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the application
+of the income tax on qualified tips through a deduction allowed to all
+individual taxpayers, and for other purposes.

Lobbying activity

Organizations whose LDA filings reference this bill, ranked by filing count. Position not disclosed — LDA does not require lobbyists to report support / oppose / monitor. Bill-number references can be stale (lobbyists sometimes copy text year-over-year), so verify against the filing description.

DOORDASH
TAX
5
filings · 2026 Q3
5
filings · 2026 Q3
4
filings · 2026 Q4
4
filings · 2026 Q3
4
filings · 2026 Q3
4
filings · 2025 Q3
4
filings · 2026 Q3
3
filings · 2025 Q3
3
filings · 2025 Q3

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Cosponsors (8)

Members who signed on to support this bill.