Tipped Worker Protection Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5369.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HAYES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 145, September 8, 2023, Page H4230):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: This bill increases the minimum wage for tipped employees over a phase-in period and provides a process for employers to pool and distribute tips.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 8, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5369, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5369

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 21, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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