House Republicans’ budget mega-bill includes a provision to end the taxation on tips through the end of President Donald Trump’s term — fulfilling his campaign promise made in Las Vegas and backed by Nevada Democrats, who are still likely to oppose the budget bill for its other cuts.
On Monday, the House Ways & Means Committee released its portion of Republicans’ tax and spending bill, which included temporary tax relief for tip earners structured similarly to a bill first introduced in 2024 by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). That bill garnered the support of Nevada’s Democratic senators and the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, the union that represents waiters and bartenders in the state and is a powerful player in Democratic politics.