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Bill · 119th Congress

H.R. 3495

Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act

Reported by committeeIntroduced May 19, 2025Topic: Labor and Employment →
  1. 01 Introduced
  2. 02 Committee
  3. 03 Passed House
  4. 04 Passed Senate
  5. 05 To President
  6. 06 Law

Latest action · Sep 8, 2026
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Education and Workforce, H. Rept. 119-494, Part II.

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What this bill does

Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act

This bill excludes a real estate agent or a direct seller of consumer products from the definition of an employee for the purpose of applying the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA). Workers who are considered employees under the FLSA must be paid the minimum wage and are generally eligible to receive overtime compensation for hours worked in excess of a 40-hour workweek.

Congressional Research Service · Reported to House · Feb 11, 2026

How Congress voted

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Timeline

  1. Sep 8, 2026Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Education and Workforce, H. Rept. 119-494, Part II.
  2. Feb 11, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420.
  3. Feb 11, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-494.
  4. Sep 17, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
  5. Sep 17, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. May 19, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  7. May 19, 2025Introduced in House

Cosponsors

31 members

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Details

Related bills

S. 5646Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization ActRelated

Cost estimates · Congressional Budget Office

Subject tags · 2

Labor standardsSelf-employed