Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3495 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    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

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                                 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. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    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).''.
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