119th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3495 — Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act

“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.”

Labor and employment
Introduced May 19, 2025
Last action Sep 8, 2026
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
May 19, 2025
Step 2
Referred
May 19, 2025
Education and Workforce
Step 3
Committee
Sep 17, 2025
Reported out
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House floor
Step 5
Senate
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

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.

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