# 119-hr-10372: FABRIC Act 119-hr-10372, FABRIC Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10372 - As of: 2026-10-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-10372 - Congress: 119 - Title: FABRIC Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-09-14 - Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY) - Cosponsors: 8 - Policy area: Labor and Employment - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-10-01 ## Summary **Establish stronger pay floors and brand liability in the U.S. garment industry.** This bill would ban piece‑rate pay, require hourly minimums, create an annual registration system for garment manufacturers and contractors, set up an Office of the Garment Industry, and fund a competitive grant program to support domestic garment manufacturing. - Workers: Garment workers would no longer be paid by the piece in commerce‑linked workweeks and must receive at least the federal hourly minimum. Incentive bonuses stay allowed and a bona fide collective bargaining agreement can set a wage at least 10% above the higher of the state or federal minimum. - Brands and employers: Brand guarantors who contract for garment work would share joint and several liability for wage violations. Brand guarantors get an affirmative defense if they can prove no knowledge, while remedies for violations include legal and equitable relief and liquidated damages. - Manufacturers and industry support: Manufacturers and contractors would need annual registration with detailed owner and employee data and face penalties, suspension, or revocation for noncompliance. The bill also creates an Office of the Garment Industry and a National Domestic Garment Manufacturing Support Program with $100 million authorized for grants across FY2027–FY2032 for training, equipment, and safety improvements. *Would increase federal spending by at least $100 million for the grant program across FY2027–FY2032 and authorize additional appropriations to establish and run the Office.* ## Cosponsors (8) - Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z - Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Hourly pay and stronger wage remedies: benefit, high. This bill would require covered garment production workers to be paid at least the federal minimum hourly wage and would ban piece‑rate pay in covered workweeks starting 6 months after enactment. Employers could still pay incentive bonuses. The bill would let workers recover lost wages and an equal… - Competitive grants to U.S. makers: benefit, high. This bill would create a National Domestic Garment Manufacturing Support Program to award competitive grants to U.S. garment manufacturers and nonprofit workforce organizations. Grants could pay for training, tools and equipment, facility acquisition and safety improvements, and employee rights edu… - New annual registration for makers: cost, medium. Beginning 6 months after enactment, this bill would require every garment manufacturer and contractor to register each year with the Secretary of Labor. Registration would require detailed business data, names and addresses for all production employees, owners' Social Security numbers (and similar… - Brands can be held responsible: mixed, medium. This bill would let workers seek wage and other remedies from brand guarantors that contract for garment manufacturing. Brands and employers could be jointly and severally liable for violations that occur while workers perform work for that brand. A brand guarantor would have an affirmative defense… - Who counts as a garment business: mixed, medium. This bill would define key terms like "garment," "garment manufacturer," "garment contractor," and "brand guarantor," and list covered activities such as sewing, cutting, dyeing, finishing, and related operations. The Secretary of Labor would be able to issue implementing regulations. The bill woul… - New DOL garment office and funding: mixed, low. This bill would create an Office of the Garment Industry at the Department of Labor led by an Undersecretary. The office would run registration, administer the grant program, and help enforce the garment rules. Congress would be authorized $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and $3,000,000 for each fi… ## Related bills - 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act - 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026 - 119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-hr-10372 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10372) ## Related - [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877) - [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977) - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971) - [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853) - [119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2045) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10372 (as of 2026-10-01).