United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6001 (112th)
Equal Protection for American Workers Act
Introduced
21 June 2012
Last action
11 July 2012 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Sponsors
Michael Burgess
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
21 June 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 June 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 June 2012
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
11 July 2012
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 June 2012 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 21 June 2012
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 21 June 2012
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 21 June 2012
Sponsors
- Michael Burgess · R · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6001
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6001
- us · 112-hr-6001 · source updated 14 August 2025