Representative Lauren Boebert falsely claimed a bill for no tax on tips passed the House, and now, people are accusing her of not reading the bill she voted on.

Following the passing of the Budget Resolution, Boebert posted on X (formerly Twitter) that President Donald Trump had kept his election promise around no taxation on tips through this resolution.

There is no bill within this budget that ends taxation on tips. The closest the budget comes to addressing tax on tips is describing a way in which lawmakers in the future could create a bill that ends tax on tips.

Boebert has been contacted via email for comment.

Why It Matters

Voters put their trust in their elected representatives to know what they are voting for, and how it will affect their constituents.

Boebert is one of several Republicans and other MAGA influencers to have spread misinformation about the content of the budget resolution online. The budget passed by a razor thin margin, raising concerns over whether the representatives who passed it knew what they were voting for, or if they were getting their information on the bill from MAGA accounts on X.

What To Know

The Budget Resolution, which passed the House by a 217 to 215 margin, aims to slash $2 trillion from government spending.

While it does not contain a pathway for removing tax on tips, it does slash $880 billion from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the committee which provides funding to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

The president and House Republicans have said Medicaid would not be touched by this budget, but that significant a cut from the House Energy and Commerce Committee can only come from its Medicaid and CHIP funding. If healthcare spending was left unaffected from the budget, they would fall $600 billion short of the Republicans’ goal, per The New York Times.

The sole Republican to vote against the resolution was Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie, who said the bill did not do enough to reduce the federal deficit.

The budget focuses largely around tax relief. While proponents of the bill say that reducing taxes will free up economic growth, detractors say that the tax benefits go almost exclusively to the very rich, and that trick-down tax relief does not ultimately benefit the middle and working class.

An analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) found “the cost of extending tax cuts for households with incomes in the top 1 percent—$1.1 trillion through 2034—equals roughly the same amount as the proposed potential cuts for health coverage under Medicaid and food assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).”

What People Are Saying

Rep. Lauren Boebert: “No Tax On Tips has passed the House! Promises Made. Promises Kept. That’s how MAGA works!”

X user Art Candee, a Chicago-based artist and frequent Trump critic: “That didn’t take long. Lauren Boebert is such a liar. It’s clear Gropert didn’t even read the bill she voted for.”

Rep. Summer Lee, posted to X: “I voted NO on the Republican budget resolution that would rip $1.84 billion from Medicaid in my district alone. This ‘budget’ is a betrayal and a direct attack on working families, seniors, and children.”

Alex Beene, a financial literacy instructor for the University of Tennessee at Martin, told Newsweek for a previous article: “While few taxpayers will get angry with a smaller bill, these cuts come at a time when the country’s growing deficit is coming under scrutiny, especially in the role it has played in recent inflationary pressures. The tax cuts are good for some Americans’ wallets, but the long-term implications may not be.”

What Happens Next

The Budget Resolution bill will have to be combined with the Senate‘s open budget proposal to create a combined resolution via a reconciliation process. Both chambers are Republican controlled, so it is likely they will reach an agreement.