Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act of 1920)
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:affects |
gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:Guam gptkb:Hawaii gptkb:Puerto_Rico U.S. shipbuilding industry U.S. shipping industry U.S. maritime workers |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Act_of_1920
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| gptkbp:amendedBy |
multiple times since 1920
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
domestic shipping routes
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| gptkbp:codifiedIn |
gptkb:46_U.S.C._§_55102
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| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
gptkb:economist
limiting disaster relief raising shipping costs reducing competition |
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
June 5, 1920
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:enforcedBy |
gptkb:U.S._Coast_Guard
gptkb:U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection |
| gptkbp:excludes |
can be waived in national emergencies
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| gptkbp:fullTitle |
An Act to provide for the promotion and maintenance of the American merchant marine; to repeal certain emergency legislation, and for other purposes
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act of 1920)
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| gptkbp:impact |
supports U.S. shipbuilding jobs
increases cost of goods in non-contiguous U.S. territories limits foreign competition in U.S. domestic shipping |
| gptkbp:mainProvision |
requires goods shipped between U.S. ports to be transported on ships that are built, owned, and operated by United States citizens or permanent residents
provides seamen with rights to seek damages from employers for injuries |
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Wesley_L._Jones
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| gptkbp:purpose |
promote American merchant marine
regulate maritime commerce in U.S. waters and between U.S. ports protect American shipping industry |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Seamen's_Act_of_1915
cabotage laws Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886 U.S. maritime law |
| gptkbp:section |
Section 27
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| gptkbp:shortName |
gptkb:Jones_Act
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| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
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| gptkbp:subjectOf |
calls for repeal or reform
debate over shipping costs legal cases involving seamen's rights |
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
gptkb:U.S._maritime_unions
U.S. shipbuilders some national security advocates |
| gptkbp:waivedFor |
gptkb:Hurricane_Katrina_(2005)
gptkb:Hurricane_Maria_(2017) gptkb:Hurricane_Sandy_(2012) |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Wesley_L._Jones
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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