119:hr:3495 — Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act

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Introduced by

Kevin Kiley

I Independent · House · CA-03 R+2

Latest action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420.

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Feb 11, 2026

committee Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-494.

Education and Workforce Committee

Feb 11, 2026

other Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420.

Sep 17, 2025

committee Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Education and Workforce Committee

Sep 17, 2025

committee Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.

Education and Workforce Committee

May 19, 2025

introduced Introduced in House

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--- Introduced (House)

+++ Reported (House)

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@

[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

-[H.R. 3495 Introduced in House (IH)]

+[H.R. 3495 Reported in House (RH)]

<DOC>

+Union Calendar No. 420

119th CONGRESS

-1st Session

+2d Session

H. R. 3495

+

+[Report No. 119-494]

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

@@ -20,6 +23,25 @@

Mr. Kiley of California (for himself and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and

Workforce

+

+February 11, 2026

+

+Additional sponsors: Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Fong, Mr. Suozzi,

+Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Moran, Mr. Alford, Mr. Sherman, Mr.

+Moolenaar, Mr. Costa, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Mann, Mr. Cole, Mr. Valadao, Mrs.

+McClain, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Swalwell,

+Mr. Messmer, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Soto, Mr. Thompson of

+California, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Crank, Mr. Finstad, and

+Mr. Harder of California

+

+February 11, 2026

+

+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed

+in italic]

+[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 19,

+2025]

_______________________________________________________________________

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This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent

Harmonization Act''.

-SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

+SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF EMPLOYEE.

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).''.

-<all>

+Union Calendar No. 420

+

+119th CONGRESS

+

+2d Session

+

+H. R. 3495

+

+[Report No. 119-494]

+

+_______________________________________________________________________

+

+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.

+

+_______________________________________________________________________

+

+February 11, 2026

+

+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Lobbying activity

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ALTICOR INC

LBR

4

filings · 2026 Q3

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

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4

filings · 2026 Q3

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

LBR

3

filings · 2026 Q3

USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC.

LBRTEC

2

filings · 2026 Q4

DOTERRA INTERNATIONAL LLC

LBR

1

filings · 2026 Q1

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Cosponsors (30)

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