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WASHINGTON, DC – Dân Biểu Liên Bang Derek Trần (CA-45) đồng bảo trợ H.R.1314, Dự Luật Bảo Vệ và Hỗ Trợ Thu Nhập Từ Tiền Tip (TIPS Act), cho phép người lao động trong ngành dịch vụ được khấu trừ tiền tip khi khai thuế.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) co-sponsored H.R. 1314, the Tipped Income Protection and Support Act (TIPS Act) to allow service industry professionals to deduct their tips when filing taxes. This legislation would increase the maximum amount that service workers can deduct from an adjusted gross income of $25,000 to $112,500, and make this change permanent for service workers across the country.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Derek Tran’s (D-CA-45) announced today the successful advancement of bipartisan legislation to protect small businesses against threats from foreign adversaries. Tran helped introduce H.R.
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Derek Tran (D-CA-45) and Representative Don Bacon (R-NE-02) introduced the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Foreign Interference Safeguard Act. This legislation strengthens small business due diligence programs, which identify and mitigate the risk of intellectual property theft by foreign entities like the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Washington, DC – Today, key legislation led by Congressman Derek Tran (CA-45) passed with bipartisan support out of the House Small Business Committee.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derek Tran (D-CA) praised the passage of H.R. 832, the bipartisan Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act, a bill which makes clear that the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Advocacy has the authority to examine international economic data, and represent small business interests in international discussions, particularly in trade negotiations. Congressman Tran was joined by Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX), and Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) as co-leads on this legislation.
Washington, DC – Congressman Derek Tran has been officially appointed to his subcommittees on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and the Small Business Committee (SBC).
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Derek Tran (CA-45) issued the following statement in response to an attempt by the White House to pause federal funding: