Merchant Marine Act of 1920

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects	gptkb:Alaska gptkb:Guam gptkb:Hawaii gptkb:Puerto_Rico gptkb:U.S._Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:allows	seamen to sue employers for personal injury damages
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Jones_Act
gptkbp:amendedBy	multiple times
gptkbp:appliesTo	United States domestic shipping
gptkbp:citation	46 U.S.C. § 861 et seq.
gptkbp:criticizedFor	increasing shipping costs limiting competition
gptkbp:dateEnacted	June 5, 1920
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy	gptkb:U.S._Coast_Guard gptkb:U.S._Maritime_Administration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Merchant Marine Act of 1920
gptkbp:protectedBy	seamen injured in the course of employment
gptkbp:purpose	ensure national security promote U.S. shipbuilding industry support U.S. merchant marine
gptkbp:regulates	shipping maritime commerce cabotage seamen's rights
gptkbp:requires	goods shipped between U.S. ports to be transported on U.S.-built ships ships to be owned by U.S. citizens ships to be crewed by U.S. citizens or permanent residents
gptkbp:section	Section 27
gptkbp:Section_27	gptkb:Jones_Act
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Jones_Act gptkb:Merchant_Marine_Act_of_1936
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6