Texas Restaurant Association

What it says on the issues

Statements that name no bill. Each was placed on one of our lines by reading the quote, and kept only where our quiz questions on that line, answered from the same quote, lean the same way. Each counts like one answer to a quiz question.

• Social Welfare: Child Caremore policy activity in Social Welfare: Child Care

  “Ongoing priorities include reducing credit card swipe fees, lowering insurance costs, strengthening disaster recovery support for restaurants and expanding access to childcare for employees with non-traditional hours.”

  Published by the organization2025-06-12Open the record

• Domestic Commerce: Disaster Reliefmore policy activity in Domestic Commerce: Disaster Relief

  “Ongoing priorities include reducing credit card swipe fees, lowering insurance costs, strengthening disaster recovery support for restaurants and expanding access to childcare for employees with non-traditional hours.”

  Published by the organization2025-06-12Open the record

• Macroeconomicsmore policy activity in Macroeconomics

  “$7.2 billion for the unemployment insurance trust fund, preventing significant tax hikes on restaurants and other businesses”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Laborless policy activity in Labor

  “Prohibiting local governments from mandating predictive scheduling or other terms of employment.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Laborless policy activity in Labor

  “Stopping legislation requiring restaurant employees to take opioid overdose response training.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Educationmore policy activity in Education

  “Driving new funding for community colleges that graduate students with meaningful credentials.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Immigrationmore policy activity in Immigration

  “Driving immigration and work permit reforms for foodservice and agriculture workers who have contributed to our industry for years, paying taxes and following the law.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Domestic Commerceless policy activity in Domestic Commerce

  “Repealing duplicative permit fees.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Domestic Commerceless policy activity in Domestic Commerce

  “Blocking legislation that would have required restaurants to update menus every time food products come from out of state.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Domestic Commercemore policy activity in Domestic Commerce

  “Fighting back against rising credit card swipe fees at the state and federal levels.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Domestic Commerceless policy activity in Domestic Commerce

  “Blocking straw bans and other packaging and utensil restrictions.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Domestic Commerceless policy activity in Domestic Commerce

  “Fixing legislation so that restaurants do NOT need to update their menus and marketing materials so listed prices include all fees and taxes.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Macroeconomics: Tax Codeless policy activity in Macroeconomics: Tax Code

  “Passing significant property tax reforms to save local businesses time and money.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Macroeconomics: Tax Codeless policy activity in Macroeconomics: Tax Code

  “$7.2 billion for the unemployment insurance trust fund, preventing significant tax hikes on restaurants and other businesses”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Civil Rights: Right to Privacyless policy activity in Civil Rights: Right to Privacy

  “Ensuring online privacy laws do not block restaurant websites, loyalty programs, third-party reservation and delivery platforms, or franchise agreements.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Health: Drug and Alcohol Abuseless policy activity in Health: Drug and Alcohol Abuse

  “Stopping legislation requiring restaurant employees to take opioid overdose response training.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Labor: Fair Labor Standardsless policy activity in Labor: Fair Labor Standards

  “Prohibiting local governments from mandating predictive scheduling or other terms of employment.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Education: Vocationalmore policy activity in Education: Vocational

  “Driving new funding for community colleges that graduate students with meaningful credentials.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Environment: Recyclingless policy activity in Environment: Recycling

  “Blocking straw bans and other packaging and utensil restrictions.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Social Welfare: Child Careless policy activity in Social Welfare: Child Care

  “Creating a free, online resource hub to help businesses connect their employees with childcare supports.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Foreign Trade: Tariff & Importsless policy activity in Foreign Trade: Tariff & Imports

  “Reducing costly tariffs and supply chain bottlenecks.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Subsidiarity ↔ Centralization (law-making)national standards, preemption

  “Creating regulatory consistency for economic issues like labor, natural resources, property rights, and finance.”

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• Broad tariffsfree trade; tariffs are a consumer tax

  “Reducing costly tariffs and supply chain bottlenecks.”

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• Corporate tax rateabolish the corporate income tax entirely

  “Worked with the National Restaurant Association to pass every federal tax priority for the foodservice industry in 2025, including permanent tax deductions for pass-through businesses, capital expenses, and interest expenses.”

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• The tipped minimum wagekeep it

  “Protecting the tip credit and how restaurants pay out tips.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Legal status for the long-settledyes

  “Driving immigration and work permit reforms for foodservice and agriculture workers who have contributed to our industry for years, paying taxes and following the law.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Worksite raids at farms and hotelsexempt long-time workers

  “Driving immigration and work permit reforms for foodservice and agriculture workers who have contributed to our industry for years, paying taxes and following the law.”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record

• Synthetic food dyes and additivesleave it to the FDA

  “Ensuring new labeling requirements for additives, dyes, and other ingredients do NOT apply to restaurant food”

  Published by the organizationOpen the record