{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-3495","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":3495,"title":"Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-05-19","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"K000401","fullName":"Rep. Kiley, Kevin [R-CA-3]","party":"R","state":"CA","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":31,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-02-11","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420."},"policyArea":"Labor and Employment","subjects":["Labor standards","Self-employed"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-02-11","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-11","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-494.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-11","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-494.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-17","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-17","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-19","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-19","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-19","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act</strong></p><p>This bill excludes a real estate agent or a direct seller of consumer products from the definition of an <em>employee</em> 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&nbsp;minimum wage and are generally eligible to receive overtime compensation for hours worked in excess of a 40-hour workweek.</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-29T13:18:46Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":407,"ts":"2026-08-28T08:39:26.036Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Direct%20Seller%20and%20Real%20Estate%20Agent%20Harmonization%20Act"}]}}