To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting a work authorization to an alien found to have been unlawfully present in the United States.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting a work authorization to an alien found to have been unlawfully present in the United States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Labor, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HA046F8A593DF41209FC9B11BE3A2816D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equal Protection for American Workers Act.
- Section H2F18BE68217B4AD2824E218C8FEB4B17: 2. Prohibition on certain work authorizations Effective beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security is prohibited...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting a work authorization to an alien found to have been unlawfully present in the United States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Labor, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting a work authorization to an alien found to have been unlawfully present in the United States., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Burgess introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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