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

119-hr-3495, Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3495
- Congress: 119
- Title: Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-17

## Summary

**Excludes direct sellers and qualified real estate agents from the FLSA's employee definition.** The bill would add a new paragraph to Section 3(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act to treat those groups using the Internal Revenue Code definition in section 3508(b), which removes them from the FLSA's wage-and-hour protections like minimum wage and overtime.

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] (R-MI), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Exclude direct sellers and agents: cost, high. If enacted, this bill would change the Fair Labor Standards Act definition of "employee" to exclude any direct seller or qualified real estate agent. The bill would use the Internal Revenue Code section 3508(b) definitions to decide who counts. If you meet those tax-code definitions, you would no l…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3495 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3495)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3495 (as of 2026-10-17).