S5646Referred to Committee

Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-09-30

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Mike Lee

Republican · UT · Senator

Votes with party: 75.2% (887 recorded votes)

Top industries funding sponsor:

Conservative Groups$383k

Full profile: /officials/L000577

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Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

John R. Curtis (R-UT)Original· 2026-09-30

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-09-30

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Committee Activity

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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2026-09-30

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5646 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5646 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 30, 2026 Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Curtis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF EMPLOYEE. Section 3(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(e)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs (2), (3), and (4),'' and inserting ``paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6),''; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: ``(6) The term `employee' does not include any direct seller or qualified real estate agent (as such terms are defined in section 3508(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).''. <all>

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