Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act of 1920)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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
gptkbp:amendedBy multiple times since 1920
gptkbp:appliesTo domestic shipping routes
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:46_U.S.C._§_55102
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:economist
limiting disaster relief
raising shipping costs
reducing competition
gptkbp:dateEnacted June 5, 1920
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:U.S._Coast_Guard
gptkb:U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection
gptkbp:excludes can be waived in national emergencies
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act of 1920)
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
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
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Jones_Act
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
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
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7