Representative Steven Horsford, who has been serving in the U.S. Congress representing Nevada’s 4th district since 2019, recently shared his views on social media regarding the TIPS Act and its implications for tipped workers. Horsford’s posts outline his stance on proposed legislation affecting wage deductions and protections for employees in tipped industries.
On July 7, 2025, Horsford highlighted the benefits of his TIPS Act proposal through a tweet. He stated that the act would “Make the tip deduction permanent,” “Eliminate the subminimum wage,” offer an “unlimited deduction,” protect tipped workers from wage theft, and cover all legal taxpayers in tipped industries. He described this plan as “the gold standard.”
Shortly after, Horsford criticized a version of the bill passed by House Republicans in another tweet posted on July 7, 2025. According to him, this version caps deductions at $25,000, expires in 2028, fails to raise wages for tipped workers or provide protections against wage theft, excludes many workers through income caps, and contains employer loopholes.
Concluding his series of tweets on July 7, 2025, Horsford summarized his concerns with a statement, calling the GOP’s version “a half-baked handout—not a real solution.” He emphasized that workers deserve permanent relief and genuine protections rather than what he described as “political theater.”
Steven Horsford was born in Las Vegas in 1973 and resides there currently. He graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno with a BA in 2014.
