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Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act
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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Summary
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Sep 8, 2026 Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Education and Workforce, H. Rept. 119-494, Part II.
- Feb 11, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420.
- Feb 11, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-494.
- Sep 17, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
- Sep 17, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- May 19, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- May 19, 2025 Introduced in House
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