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It's customary to name laws after the people who introduced them in Congress, unless they get a cool acronym. like PROMESA or a meaningful name like the Puerto Rico Status Act. One of the laws named after its author is the Jones Act, or Section 27 of the federal Merchant Marine Act of 1920, which is a cabotage law requiring…
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guides.loc.govThis act granted U.S. citizenship to anyone born in Puerto Rico on or after April 11, 1899, reformed the Puerto Rican government, and included a bill of rights that paralleled the rights and privileges available to U.S. citizens in the states and territories.
teachinglegalhistory.unl.eduEnacted in 1917, the Jones-Shafroth Act (commonly referred to as the Jones Act) granted U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans. The legislation also provided Puerto Rico with a…
kids.britannica.comThe Jones–Shafroth Act (Pub.L. 64–368, 39 Stat. 951, enacted March 2, 1917) —also known as the Jones Act of Puerto Rico, Jones Law of Puerto Rico, or as the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act of 1917— was an Act of the United States Congress, signed by President Woodrow Wilson on March 2, 1917. The act superseded the Foraker Act and granted U.S. citizenship to anyone born in Puerto Rico on or after April 11, 1899. It also created the Senate of Puerto Rico, established a bill of rights, and...
dbpedia.orgJones-Shafroth Act, U.S. legislation (March 2, 1917) that granted U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans. It also provided Puerto Rico with a bill of rights and restructured its government. The act takes its name from the two legislators who sponsored it, U.S. Representative William Jones and U.S. Senator John Shafroth.
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