Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jones–Shafroth_Act_of_1917
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:allows Puerto Ricans to elect a Resident Commissioner
Puerto Ricans to elect members of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act of 1917
gptkbp:created gptkb:Puerto_Rican_Senate
gptkb:Puerto_Rican_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:dateEnacted March 2, 1917
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established bicameral legislature in Puerto Rico
gptkbp:fullTitle gptkb:An_Act_to_provide_a_civil_government_for_Porto_Rico,_and_for_other_purposes
gptkbp:grantedCitizenshipTo gptkb:Puerto_Ricans
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:John_Shafroth
gptkb:William_Atkinson_Jones
gptkbp:provides bill of rights for Puerto Rico
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Foraker_Act
gptkbp:requires Puerto Rican men to register for the U.S. military draft
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:status Puerto Rico became an unincorporated territory with U.S. citizenship for its residents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Foraker_Act_of_1900
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8