Equal Protection for American Workers Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 109 To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting a work author- ization to an alien found to have been unlawfully present in the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 3, 2019 Mr. BURGESS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from grant- ing a work authorization to an alien found to have been unlawfully present in the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equal Protection for 4 American Workers Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN WORK AUTHORIZA- 6 TIONS. 7 Effective beginning on the date of the enactment of 8 this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security is prohibited 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:54 Jan 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H109.IH H109 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 109 IH from granting a work authorization to an alien who has 1 been finally determined, in a valid immigration proceeding 2 during which due process was afforded, to have been at 3 any time unlawfully present in the United States. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:54 Jan 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H109.IH H109 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS