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Did Tom Tiffany vote to end federal taxes on tips and overtime?

Matches stated direction. He voted for the 2025 law letting workers deduct up to $25,000 in tips and $12,500 of extra overtime pay through 2028, which caps the tax break rather than ending the tax.

Tom Tiffany

Federal taxes on tips and overtime

Matches stated direction

What they say

His campaign site says he voted to end federal taxes on tips and overtime.

“I voted to eliminate federal taxes on tips and overtime”

What the record shows ·

He voted for H.R. 1 in May and July 2025. It became law on July 4, 2025. It lets workers deduct up to $25,000 in tips and up to $12,500 of the extra pay for overtime from federal income tax, through 2028. The deductions shrink for incomes over $150,000.

Limit: His vote is on record. The law caps the tax break and ends it after 2028; it doesn't end the tax.

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  1. Tom Tiffany's Plan for a Brighter Future for Wisconsinhttps://tomtiffany.com/solutions/

    Tiffany for Wisconsin · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    His governor platform. Confirmed as his: the campaign site's other pages carry a “Paid for by Tiffany for Wisconsin” line. The site blocks our reader, so the owner loaded it in a browser on 2026-09-23, and quotes are checked against that saved copy.

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  2. H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (119th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Read through the Congress.gov API on 2026-09-23. Sponsor: Rep. Jodey Arrington. Became Public Law 119-21.

    official legislative record

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  3. House roll call 145, 2025 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Passage of H.R. 1, 2025-05-22. Passed 215-214. Tiffany: Yea.

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  4. House roll call 190, 2025 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The House agrees to the Senate's version of H.R. 1, 2025-07-03. Passed 218-214. Tiffany: Aye.

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  5. Public Law 119-21https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

    Signed July 4, 2025. Sections 70201 and 70202 create income tax deductions for tips (up to $25,000) and for the extra pay for overtime above the regular rate (up to $12,500, or $25,000 for couples). Both shrink above $150,000 of income ($300,000 for couples) and end after 2028. Section 71401 sets aside $10,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 for the Rural Health Transformation Program.

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