Everything You Need to Know About the FABRIC Act, the First Federal Fashion Bill

Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Last week, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced a new piece

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand October 2021

Last week, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced a new piece of legislation that would address labor concerns and worker’s rights in the U.S. garment industry. The Fashioning Accountability and Building Real Institutional Change (FABRIC) Act was introduced to the Senate on May 12, with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) as co-sponsors.