HR3495119th CongressWALLET

Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act

Sponsored By: Representative Kiley (CA)

In Committee

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.

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Exclude direct sellers and agents

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 longer be an FLSA "employee" and could lose minimum wage and overtime protections. Employers who use these sellers or agents would no longer be bound by FLSA wage-and-hour rules for them, effective upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kiley (CA)

CA • R

Cosponsors

  • Cuellar

    TX • D

    Sponsored 5/19/2025

  • Carbajal

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/3/2025

  • Van Drew

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 6/4/2025

  • Fong

    CA • R

    Sponsored 6/4/2025

  • Suozzi

    NY • D

    Sponsored 6/10/2025

  • Moore (UT)

    UT • R

    Sponsored 8/19/2025

  • Bergman

    MI • R

    Sponsored 8/26/2025

  • Moran

    TX • R

    Sponsored 8/26/2025

  • Alford

    MO • R

    Sponsored 8/26/2025

  • Sherman

    CA • D

    Sponsored 8/26/2025

  • Moolenaar

    MI • R

    Sponsored 8/26/2025

  • Costa

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/3/2025

  • Hudson

    NC • R

    Sponsored 9/3/2025

  • Mann

    KS • R

    Sponsored 9/8/2025

  • Cole

    OK • R

    Sponsored 9/8/2025

  • Valadao

    CA • R

    Sponsored 9/8/2025

  • McClain

    MI • R

    Sponsored 9/9/2025

  • Garcia (CA)

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/10/2025

  • Owens

    UT • R

    Sponsored 9/10/2025

  • Kim

    CA • R

    Sponsored 9/10/2025

  • Swalwell

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/10/2025

  • Messmer

    IN • R

    Sponsored 9/17/2025

  • Scholten

    MI • D

    Sponsored 9/17/2025

  • Calvert

    CA • R

    Sponsored 9/17/2025

  • Soto

    FL • D

    Sponsored 9/18/2025

  • Thompson (CA)

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/3/2025

  • Baumgartner

    WA • R

    Sponsored 10/6/2025

  • McGuire

    VA • R

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

  • Crank

    CO • R

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

  • Finstad

    MN • R

    Sponsored 10/21/2025

  • Harder (CA)

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/24/2025

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