119th Congress
H.R. 3495
Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Kevin Kiley(I-CA)
- Introduced
- May 19, 2025
- Policy area
- Labor and Employment
- Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- Official text
- Reported in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (31)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
Added later (30)
- Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA) · Jun 3, 2025
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ) · Jun 4, 2025
- Vince Fong (R-CA) · Jun 4, 2025
- Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY) · Jun 10, 2025
- Blake D. Moore (R-UT) · Aug 19, 2025
- Brad Sherman (D-CA) · Aug 26, 2025
- Jack Bergman (R-MI) · Aug 26, 2025
- John R. Moolenaar (R-MI) · Aug 26, 2025
- Mark Alford (R-MO) · Aug 26, 2025
- Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) · Aug 26, 2025
- Jim Costa (D-CA) · Sep 3, 2025
- Richard Hudson (R-NC) · Sep 3, 2025
- David G. Valadao (R-CA) · Sep 8, 2025
- Tom Cole (R-OK) · Sep 8, 2025
- Tracey Mann (R-KS) · Sep 8, 2025
- Lisa C. McClain (R-MI) · Sep 9, 2025
- Burgess Owens (R-UT) · Sep 10, 2025
- Robert Garcia (D-CA) · Sep 10, 2025
- S001193 · Sep 10, 2025
- Young Kim (R-CA) · Sep 10, 2025
- Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI) · Sep 17, 2025
- Ken Calvert (R-CA) · Sep 17, 2025
- Mark B. Messmer (R-IN) · Sep 17, 2025
- Darren Soto (D-FL) · Sep 18, 2025
- Mike Thompson (D-CA) · Oct 3, 2025
- Michael Baumgartner (R-WA) · Oct 6, 2025
- Jeff Crank (R-CO) · Oct 8, 2025
- John J. McGuire III (R-VA) · Oct 8, 2025
- Brad Finstad (R-MN) · Oct 21, 2025
- Josh Harder (D-CA) · Oct 24, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Reported to House” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Sep 8, 2026 · House
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Education and Workforce, H. Rept. 119-494, Part II. - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420. - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-494. - Sep 17, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16. - Sep 17, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held - May 19, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - May 19, 2025
Introduced in House