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Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act
Introduced May 19, 2025 · Last action Feb 11, 2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420.
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Summary
This legislation is called the Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420.
Full bill text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3495 Introduced in House (IH)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3495
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the definition
of employee as it relates to direct sellers and real estate agents, and
for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 19, 2025
Mr. Kiley of California (for himself and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
Workforce
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the definition
of employee as it relates to direct sellers and real estate agents, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent
Harmonization Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 3(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
203(e)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
``(6) The term `employee' does not include any direct seller or
qualified real estate agent (as such terms are defined in section
3508(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).''.
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Status
In Committee
- 1Introduced
- 2Committee
- 3Floor
- 4Passed
- 5Signed
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Sponsors
- Rep. Kiley, Kevin [R-CA-3]RHouseCA
Cosponsors
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]
- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5]
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-43]
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
- Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5]
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
- Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20]
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9]
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
- Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9]
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5]
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8]
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1]
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
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