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HR 8473 117th Congress House Labor and Employment

FABRIC Act

Introduced: July 21, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Jul 21, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 21, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fashioning Accountability and Building Real Institutional Change Act or the FABRIC Act

This bill requires garment industry employers to pay at least the hourly minimum wage and prohibits piece rate pay. Garment manufacturers and contractors also must register with the Department of Labor.

What's happening now July 21, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4213 Identical bill FABRIC Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 26, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 26, 2022
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 21, 2022
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jul 21, 2022
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 21, 2022
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 21, 2022
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Jul 21, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8473: FABRIC Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8473/
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"H.R. 8473: FABRIC Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8473/.
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H.R. 8473, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8473/.
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