U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB3495: Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act
Status: In committee, September 8, 2026
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.
What the bill says
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.
From the committee substitute text, February 11, 2026:
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. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act . SECTION 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). . 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
Sponsors
- Kevin Kiley (I, HD-CA-3) · primary sponsor
- Henry Cuellar (D, HD-028)
- Salud Carbajal (D)
- Jeff Van Drew (R, HD-002)
- Vince Fong (R)
- Thomas Suozzi (D, HD-003)
- Blake Moore (R, HD-UT-1)
- Jack Bergman (R, HD-001)
- Nathaniel Moran (R, HD-001)
- Mark Alford (R, HD-004)
- Brad Sherman (D)
- John Moolenaar (R, HD-002)
Latest actions
- : Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Education and Workforce, H. Rept. 119-494, Part II.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-494.
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420.
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Self-employed, Labor and Employment, Labor standards
Common questions
- What is HB3495?
- HB3495 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act.
- What does HB3495 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of HB3495?
- In committee as of September 8, 2026. Latest action: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Education and Workforce, H. Rept. 119-494, Part II. (September 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3495?
- Kevin Kiley (I, HD-CA-3), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3495?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3495
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