Introduced:
May 19, 2025
Policy Area:
Labor and Employment
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Actions
31
Cosponsors
0
Summaries
3
Subjects
1
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Latest Action
Sep 17, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
Actions (5)
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H19000
Sep 17, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H15001
Sep 17, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
May 19, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
May 19, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
May 19, 2025
Subjects (3)
Labor and Employment
(Policy Area)
Labor standards
Self-employed
Cosponsors (20 of 31)
(R-UT)
Sep 10, 2025
Sep 10, 2025
(D-CA)
Sep 10, 2025
Sep 10, 2025
(R-CA)
Sep 10, 2025
Sep 10, 2025
(R-MI)
Sep 9, 2025
Sep 9, 2025
(R-CA)
Sep 8, 2025
Sep 8, 2025
(R-OK)
Sep 8, 2025
Sep 8, 2025
(R-KS)
Sep 8, 2025
Sep 8, 2025
(D-CA)
Sep 3, 2025
Sep 3, 2025
(R-NC)
Sep 3, 2025
Sep 3, 2025
(R-MI)
Aug 26, 2025
Aug 26, 2025
(D-CA)
Aug 26, 2025
Aug 26, 2025
(R-TX)
Aug 26, 2025
Aug 26, 2025
(R-MI)
Aug 26, 2025
Aug 26, 2025
(R-MO)
Aug 26, 2025
Aug 26, 2025
(R-UT)
Aug 19, 2025
Aug 19, 2025
(D-NY)
Jun 10, 2025
Jun 10, 2025
(R-CA)
Jun 4, 2025
Jun 4, 2025
(R-NJ)
Jun 4, 2025
Jun 4, 2025
(D-CA)
Jun 3, 2025
Jun 3, 2025
(D-TX)
May 19, 2025
May 19, 2025
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Full Bill Text
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: May 19, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:06 AM
[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,
[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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent
Harmonization Act''.
SEC. 2.
Section 3
(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.
(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).
(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).''.
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