WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) took to the Senate floor to pass her bipartisan No Tax on Tips Act, which would exempt American workers’ tipped wages from federal income tax. Senator Rosen successfully passed the bipartisan legislation by unanimous consent after receiving no objections on the Senate floor. The bill now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives to be considered. Nevada has the highest concentration of tipped workers in the nation, and the bipartisan No Tax on Tips Act would allow workers to keep 100 percent of their tips without having to pay federal income tax on them. This legislation also includes guardrails to ensure that it benefits Nevadans who need it most, and not CEOs and wealthy individuals.
The Nevada Independent: Rosen gets Senate to pass no tax on tips using unlikely procedural maneuver
By Gabby Birenbaum
- The U.S. Senate unexpectedly passed a version of “no tax on tips” — a policy that President Donald Trump touted on the campaign trail in Las Vegas — via unanimous consent on Tuesday after Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) brought the bill to the floor.
- Rosen took to the Senate floor to ask the upper chamber to pass the bill — originally authored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) — on its own using a procedural tool called unanimous consent that requires all 100 senators to agree. Typically used for noncontroversial resolutions and simple requests, unanimous consent is rarely agreed to for more substantive policy.
- “We shouldn’t be forcing working families to choose between keeping their health care and keeping their tips — which is why we want this bipartisan bill to pass on its own, not [as] part of a harmful, extreme budget bill,” Rosen said on the Senate floor.
Las Vegas Review Journal: ‘No Tax on Tips’ Act passes U.S. Senate at Rosen’s request
By Jessica Hill
- The U.S. Senate passed the No Tax on Tips Act on Tuesday at the request of Sen. Jacky Rosen. Rosen, D-Nev., asked the Senate to pass the bill by unanimous consent Tuesday afternoon.
- The No Tax on Tips Act — introduced by Rosen, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and others — would eliminate federal income taxes on tipped wages for service and hospitality workers, Rosen said on the Senate floor.
- “Tips aren’t extra,” she said. “It’s part of their income that they use to make ends meet. Tips are how Nevadans pay their rent, cover their groceries, take care of their families, their kids, and Nevada has more tipped workers per capita than any other state, so this bill would mean immediate financial relief for countless hard working families.”
- “I am not afraid to embrace a good idea, wherever it comes from,” Rosen said. “It’s not a time for politics; it’s a time for progress for hard working Americans.
Las Vegas Sun: Senate unanimously passes ‘No Tax on Tips’ co-sponsored by Cortez Masto, Rosen
By Haajrah Gilani
- The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the “No Tax on Tips Act,” put forth by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and cosponsored by two Democrats: Nevada Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto.
- The surprise 100-0 vote came today after Rosen requested unanimous consent to pass the measure, and it now heads to the House for consideration. Republicans have been weighing their budget reconciliation bill, which also includes provisions for ending taxation on tipped income and on overtime.
The Hill: Senate unanimously approves bill to eliminate tax on tips
By Al Weaver
- Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) brought the bill to the floor with the expectation that it would be blocked, but Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) declined to. It passed via unanimous consent (UC).
- “This bill is not the be-all, end-all, but it’s going to offer immediate financial relief while the Senate continues to work to lower costs and find other avenues of relief for hard-working families,” she said before yielding the floor.
Semafor: Rosen and Cruz deliver a Senate surprise: Unanimous passage of a Trump priority
By Burgess Everett
- Any single senator could have blocked Democrat Jacky Rosen from pushing through legislation on Tuesday that would end taxes on some tipped wages. But sometimes the Senate surprises everyone.
- Instead, the entire chamber signed off on Rosen’s attempt, and the Senate unanimously passed the legislation led by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, that the Nevada Democrat has also long supported.
- “Reconciliation is going to cut Medicaid, it’s going to cut SNAP. It’s going to do a lot of horrible things for Nevada families. But one thing Nevada families need is tax relief. Twenty-five percent of our workforce is in hospitality, a heavily tipped industry. I don’t have to tell you,” Rosen told Semafor shortly after her surprising win.
NBC News: Senate unexpectedly passes the ‘No Tax on Tips Act’ in a unanimous vote
By Sahil Kapur and Frank Thorp V
- In a surprise move, the Republican-led Senate quickly passed the “No Tax on Tips Act” on Tuesday, giving its official stamp of approval to an idea that has gained traction since President Donald Trump campaigned on it in 2024.
- The legislation would create a new tax deduction worth up to $25,000 for tips, limited to cash tips that workers report to employers for withholding purposes on payroll taxes. The tax break is also restricted to employees who earn $160,000 or less in 2025, an amount that will rise with inflation in upcoming years.
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., also celebrated passage of the legislation on Tuesday, crediting Rosen.
Axios: Senate passes “No Tax on Tips” in surprise move
By Stephen Neukam
- The Senate passed a proposal Tuesday to eliminate taxes on tips, advancing a campaign promise by President Trump that has attracted bipartisan support.
- Why it matters: It came as a genuine surprise to many in the chamber: The expectation was that at least one senator would object to passage of the measure.
- The big picture: Rosen’s move was aimed at daring Republicans to block a popular, Trump-backed policy.
- Rosen and other Democrats have attached themselves to popular, bipartisan tax priorities while Republicans move ahead with a massive, partisan tax package.
- “We’re going to cut taxes for real hard-working Americans, for Nevadans, for everyone, not just billionaires,” Rosen said on the Senate floor ahead of the vote.
NBC News: Surprise! Senate unanimously passes No Tax on Tips bill
By Frank Thorp V
- The Senate just quickly, and surprisingly, unanimously passed a bill to establish a new tax deduction of up to $25,000 for tips, called the No Tax on Tips Act, sending it to the House.
- The move came relatively out of nowhere, as Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., sent the bill to the floor and moved to pass it by unanimous consent. No one objected, so it passed.
Blaze Media: Senate unanimously codifies Trump’s ‘No Tax on Tips’ policy
By Rebeka Zeljko
- The No Tax on Tips Act passed with 100 votes in the Senate on Tuesday, with Republican Sen. Ted Cuz of Texas and Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada spearheading the legislation. Trump campaigned on this very issue, and it has become a popular feature of his “big, beautiful bill” in the House, marking another bipartisan win for Americans.
- “For so many service and hospitality workers, tips aren’t extra, it’s part of their income that they use to make ends meet,” Rosen said. “Tips are how Nevadans pay their rent, cover their groceries, take care of their families, their kids.”
Politico: Senate votes unanimously to eliminate federal taxes on tips
By Lawrence Ukenye
- Democrats helped push the bill over the finish line Tuesday in a surprise move led by Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), one of the measure’s co-sponsors. Republicans allowed Rosen to advance the bill through a unanimous consent agreement, where any lawmaker can go to the Senate floor and seek passage of legislation as long as no other senator lodges an in-person objection at that same time. Unanimous consent success rates are not high for major changes to the tax code, and the maneuver Tuesday took political observers by surprise.
- “‘No taxes on tips’ was one of President Trump’s key promises to the American people,” Rosen said on the Senate floor. “And I am not afraid to embrace a good idea wherever it comes from.”
Forbes: Senate OKs ‘No Tax On Tips Act’ With Unanimous Vote
By Antonio Pequeno IV
- Senators passed the “No Tax on Tips Act” in a unanimous vote Tuesday, sending the legislation to the House in a win for President Donald Trump, who campaigned last year on removal of taxes on tips.
- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., presented the bill to the floor on a “unanimous consent” request and unexpectedly faced no objection, meaning the measure automatically passed.
Washington Examiner: Senate passes Trump’s ‘No Tax on Tips’ proposal in surprise move by Democrat
By Ramsey Touchberry
- On Tuesday, the Senate abruptly approved “No Tax on Tips” legislation inspired by a campaign promise made by President Donald Trump, delivering an unexpected policy win despite GOP infighting on his broader domestic agenda.
- The bipartisan proposal, led in the upper chamber by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), passed after no member objected to a motion from Rosen to approve it via unanimous consent.
USA Today: Senate unanimously approves bill to create tax deduction for cash tips
By Riley Beggin
- The U.S. Senate on May 20 unexpectedly passed a bill to create a new tax deduction on tips worth up to $25,000.
- The bill, introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was brought up for a voice vote by Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada. It passed with unanimous consent – a rare occurrence for substantive legislation.
- The deduction would only apply to cash tips and could be claimed by people who earn up to $160,000, which would rise along with inflation.
HuffPost: Senate Unexpectedly Passes Trump Campaign Promise With Bipartisan Support
By Taiyler S. Mitchell
- The Senate unexpectedly passed the “No Tax on Tips Act” on Tuesday, paving the way for President Donald Trump to make good on a 2024 campaign promise.
- “The problem is that House Republicans have included a version of the No Tax on Tips Act in their bigger budget bill, a bill that cuts Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs families rely on to give more tax breaks for billionaires and the ultra-wealthy,” Rosen added. “We shouldn’t be forcing working families to choose between keeping their health care or keeping their tips, which is why we want this bipartisan bill on its own – on its own – not part of a harmful, extreme budget bill.”
The Washington Post: The Senate passed Trump’s No Tax on Tips Act. Here’s what it could mean.
By Annabelle Timsit
- The Senate unexpectedly passed the No Tax on Tips Act in a unanimous vote Tuesday, giving weight to the prospect of eliminating federal income tax for cash tips, which picked up political traction during Donald Trump’s presidential campaign
Newsweek: No Tax on Tips: When Does it Start and Who Benefits?
By Aliss Higham
- Lawmakers in the Senate have approved a bill that would eliminate federal income taxes on tipped income.
- The No Tax on Tips Act would introduce a new tax deduction of up to $25,000 for tips, with certain restrictions.
- Senator Jacky Rosen said in her floor remarks: “Nevadans, our families, are being squeezed, and we need real relief. For some, many service and hospitality workers, tips aren’t extra, it’s part of their income that they use to make ends meet.”
KLAS Las Vegas: Senate passes ‘No Tax on Tips’ after push from Nevada’s Rosen: ‘Tips aren’t extra’
Anchor: “Following a final push from democratic Senator Jacky Rosen, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a proposal to stop the federal government from taxing tips. President Trump introduced no tax on tips during a rally last summer here. Rosan co-sponsored the Senate version of the bill with Nevada Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican Ted Cruz. Nevada has more tip workers per capita than any other state.”
KRNV Reno: Senate passes bill to eliminate federal income tax on tips, heads to House
Anchor: “Well in a surprise move the Senate quickly passing the No Tax on Tips Act after Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen brought that bill to the floor through a unanimous consent request.”
Senator Rosen: “Tips are how Nevadans pay their rent, cover their groceries, take care of their families, their kids. And Nevada has more tipped workers per capita than any other state. So this bill would mean immediate financial relief for countless hardworking families.”
KSNV Las Vegas: Bipartisan No Tax on Tips one step closer to becoming law
Anchor: “One bill that does have bipartisan support is a step closer to being signed into law. Taking a live look at Capitol Hill in Washington now, where lawmakers are discussing the No Taxes on Tips proposal.”
Senator Rosen: “We’re going to cut taxes for real, hardworking Americans; for Nevadans; for everyone, not just for billionaires.”
KTVN Reno: No Tax on Tips passes Senate unanimously
Anchor: “The Senate has unanimously passed a standalone No Tax on Tips Act which Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen says she sponsored alongside Republican Senator Ted Cruz from Texas.”
Senator Rosen: “Tips are how Nevadans pay rent, cover their groceries, take care of their families, their kids. And Nevada has more tipped workers per capita than any other state so this bill would mean immediate financial relief for countless hardworking families.”
KVVU Las Vegas: Rosen celebrates passage of No Tax on Tips
Anchor: “The fight continues to end taxes on tips. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen are celebrating the Senate passage of their bipartisan bill. It would exempt tipped wages from federal income tax. The bill exempts cash tips, cash, credit and debit card charges and checks from federal income tax by allowing taxpayers to claim a 100% deduction at filing for tipped wages. The updated text includes guardrails and income limits to ensure only traditionally tipped employees will benefit from the law.”
Univision Las Vegas: En el Senado, Rosen asegura aprobación unánime para su ley bipartidista de eliminar los impuestos a las propinas
Reportero: “Vamos a iniciar de inmediato con el Senado de los Estados Unidos que aprobó por unanimidad la ley “No Tax on Tips.” Eso significa sin impuestos sobre las propinas, una medida que exime de impuestos federales hasta $25.000 anuales en propinas para los trabajadores de sectores tradicionalmente dependientes de ellos.
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Reportera: “Rosen presentó el proyecto de ley ante el senado este martes para una solicitud de consentimiento unánime. Durante su intervención, la senadora recordó que Nevada tiene más trabajadores que reciben propinas que cualquier otro estado. Por lo tanto, este proyecto de ley significa directamente un alivio financiero para innumerables familias trabajadoras de Las Vegas. La propuesta bipartidista ahora se dirige a la Cámara de Representantes, donde debe ser aprobada antes de ser enviada al presidente Donald Trump para su promulgación definitiva.”
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