,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dchi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #c1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,burgess introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary  ,a ,,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 ,states4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,equal ,protection for ,american    
,workers ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on     
certain work authorizations ,effective  
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of this ,act1 the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security is prohibited from  
granting a work authorization to an     
alien who has been finally determined1  
in a valid immigration proceeding during
 which due process was afforded1 to have
 been at any time unlawfully present in 
the ,united ,states4