Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act was reported by committee and awaits a floor vote
IntroducedMay 19, 2025
ReportedSep 17, 2025
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 72 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Education and Workforce Committee
- Policy area
- Labor and Employment: 17 of 2,258 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.8%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 39 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 2, from introduced in house to reported in house · 78 words
- Subjects
- Labor standardsSelf-employed
- Latest action
- Sep 8, 2026: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Education and Workforce, H. Rept. 119-494, Part II.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 5646 Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]