HOUSE 3495119th CongressPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420.

Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act

Last Action: 2/11/2026

Actions

2026-02-11Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420.
2026-02-11Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-494.
2026-02-11Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-494.
2025-09-17Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
2025-09-17Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-05-19Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-05-19Introduced in House
2025-05-19Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2026-02-11 (07)

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.

Cosponsors (20)

Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
Vince Fong (R-CA)
Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
Blake Moore (R-UT)
Jack Bergman (R-MI)
Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)
Mark Alford (R-MO)
Brad Sherman (D-CA)
John Moolenaar (R-MI)
Jim Costa (D-CA)
Richard Hudson (R-NC)
Tracey Mann (R-KS)
Tom Cole (R-OK)
David Valadao (R-CA)
Lisa McClain (R-MI)
Robert Garcia (D-CA)
Burgess Owens (R-UT)
Young Kim (R-CA)

Subjects

Labor standards
Self-employed

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