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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.
The act was unanimously approved Tuesday evening. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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.
The bill, which proposes a tax deduction of up to $25,000 for cash tips reported to employers, heads to the House, which is also considering a “no tax on tips” measure as part of its Trump agenda megabill that could be voted on later this week.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who introduced the bill, commented on the successful vote Tuesday, saying “the certainty that we will see no tax on tips become the law of the land, I think, is very close to 100%.”
Cruz noted the bill could pass with Trump’s tax bill or be voted in as a standalone law.
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