H.R. 8473 117th Congress House

FABRIC Act

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employers from paying employees in the garment industry by piece rate, to require manufacturers and c… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employers from paying employees in the garment industry by piece rate, to require manufacturers and contractors in the garment industry to register with the Department of Labor, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 21, 2022 See on congress.gov

Labor and Employment

Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps

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Became law

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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Latest action July 21, 2022

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.

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