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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:affects
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U.S. maritime labor
U.S. shipbuilding industry
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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domestic shipping
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:Cabotage_law
Labor law
Maritime law
Shipping law
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gptkbp:codifiedIn
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46 U.S.C. § 50101 et seq.
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gptkbp:criticizedFor
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increasing shipping costs
limiting competition
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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1920
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Act_of_1920
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Jones Act (US law)
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gptkbp:impact
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gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:Guam
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Puerto_Rico
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Wesley_Jones
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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some economists
some shipping companies
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gptkbp:provides
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seamen's rights to seek damages from employers for injuries
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gptkbp:regulates
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maritime commerce
cabotage
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gptkbp:requires
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ships crewed by U.S. citizens or permanent residents
ships owned by U.S. citizens
goods shipped between U.S. ports be transported on U.S.-built ships
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gptkbp:section
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Section 27
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
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gptkbp:supportedBy
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gptkb:U.S._maritime_unions
U.S. shipbuilders
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Jones
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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