Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
|
| gptkbp:affects |
maritime law
shipping industry seamen's rights |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Act_of_1920
gptkb:Jones_Act |
| gptkbp:chapter |
250
|
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:41_Stat._988
|
| gptkbp:codifiedIn |
46 U.S.C. §§ 861 et seq.
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1920
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
41 Stat. 759
|
| gptkbp:publicLawNumber |
Public Law 66-261
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
regulation of maritime commerce in U.S. waters and between U.S. ports
protection of American merchant marine rights of seamen |
| gptkbp:requires |
goods shipped between U.S. ports be transported on U.S.-built, -owned, and -crewed ships
|
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
June 5, 1920
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:National_Defense_Act_of_1920
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|