Whereas, as of 2022— (1) there are over 12.5 million restaurant workers in the United States, comprising over 10 percent of the overall workforce; and (2) over 60 percent of American adults report working in the restaurant industry at some point during their lives and 48 percent report having held their first regular job in a restaurant; Whereas the restaurant industry workforce is extremely diverse, in which— (1) 54 percent are women and nearly ½ are workers of color; (2) Latino and Latina workers are the most represented racial or ethnic group in the restaurant industry; and (3) over 1/5 of restaurant workers are immigrants, who are denied access to public programs simply because of their immigration status; Whereas more than 1/3 of all women working in the restaurant industry are mothers, and well over ½ of those are single moms; Whereas restaurant workers live in poverty at nearly 3 times the rate of the general workforce, and access food stamps and Medicaid at nearly twice the rate of the overall workforce; Whereas employers in 16 States are permitted to pay restaurant workers just $2.13 an hour before tips, a tipped minimum cash wage that Congress has not raised since 1991 and that exacerbates the economic impacts of sexism and racism, as demonstrated by the fact that in those 16 States— (1) the racial divide in poverty levels is exacerbated, with restaurant workers of color living in poverty at levels 4.9 percentage points higher than White restaurant workers; and (2) sexual harassment is higher than in the States where employers are required to pay the full minimum wage with tips on top; Whereas 23.5 percent of workers in the restaurant industry lived without health coverage in 2017, which is nearly triple the national rate, and only 31 percent of restaurants offer health insurance coverage for their staff according to a survey of restaurant owners