H.R. 85 119th Congress House

Small Business Flexibility Act

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to allow the pooling of tips among all employees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Andy Biggs Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov

Labor and Employment Wages and earnings

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Jan 3, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Jan 3, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Flexibility Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the pooling of tips among two pools of employees. The first pool consists of employees who customarily and regularly receive tips (as is permitted under the current statute). The second pool consists of (1) employees who customarily and regularly receive tips and are paid at least minimum wage, and (2) employees who do not customarily and regularly receive tips.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 85: Small Business Flexibility Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-85/

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"H.R. 85: Small Business Flexibility Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-85/.

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H.R. 85, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-85/.

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