{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.daines.senate.gov/2024/07/10/daines-introduces-bill-to-support-montana-service-workers-eliminate-federal-tax-on-tips/", "Daines Introduces Bill to Support Montana Service Workers, Eliminate Federal Tax on Tips", "2024-07-10", "2024", "2024-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MT", "Steve Daines", "D000618", "www.daines.senate.gov", "daines", "https://www.daines.senate.gov/news/press-releases/", "scraper", "U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced a bill with Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to exempt tips from federal income taxation, the \u201cNo Tax on Tips Act.\u201d\n\n\u201cJoe Biden\u2019s sky-high inflation has hit hardworking Americans especially hard. Providing a much-needed tax cut for working families will help offset Biden\u2019s high prices and get people back in the workforce,\u201dsaid Daines.\n\nRead the full text of the bill HERE.\n\nDaines recently joined Fox Business\u2019 Mornings with Maria to discuss the bill, watch HERE.\n\nBackground:\n\nThe bill exempts \u201ccash tips\u201d \u2013 cash, credit and debit card charges, and checks \u2013 from federal income tax by allowing taxpayers to claim a 100 hundred percent above-the-line deduction at filing for tipped wages.\n\nStatements of Support:\n\n\u201cTipped employees are a critical part of the restaurant industry, and anything that strengthens their economic condition is a positive for them. The \u2018No Tax on Tips Act\u2019 would provide immediate tax relief for more than 2.2 million restaurant employees and their families, putting more money in their pockets at a time when we\u2019re all feeling the squeeze of higher prices. We thank Senator Ted Cruz and Senator Steve Daines for their leadership, and look forward to working with them on this and other common-sense tax proposals that will support restaurant vitality in every community in America.\u201d \u2013 Sean Kennedy, Executive Vice President of Public Affairs, National Restaurant Association", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:24:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.daines.senate.gov/2024/07/10/daines-introduces-bill-to-support-montana-service-workers-eliminate-federal-tax-on-tips/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9976569563150406, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}