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HR 4389 113th Congress House Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures

Equal Protection for American Workers Act

Introduced: April 3, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 16, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Apr 3, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 3, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal Protection for American Workers Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from granting a work authorization to an alien who has been determined, in a valid immigration proceeding during which due process was afforded, to have been at any time unlawfully present in the United States.

What's happening now April 16, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McClintock, Tom
California · Jul 15, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4389: Equal Protection for American Workers Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4389/
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"H.R. 4389: Equal Protection for American Workers Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4389/.
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