# 117-hr-8473: FABRIC Act

117-hr-8473, FABRIC Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY); status 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8473
- Congress: 117
- Title: FABRIC Act
- Status: 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.
- Introduced: 2022-07-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act
- 117-hr-7910: Protecting Our Kids Act
- 117-hr-6938: Job Protection Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8473 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8473)

## Related
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-55)
- [117-hr-7910: Protecting Our Kids Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7910)
- [117-hr-6938: Job Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6938)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8473 (as of 2025-11-18).