Merchant Marine Act of 1920

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United States federal statute maritime law

The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as the Jones Act, is a U.S. federal law that regulates maritime commerce by requiring goods transported between U.S. ports to be carried on U.S.-built, -owned, and -crewed vessels.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Jones Act	6
Jones Act of 1917	2
Merchant Marine Act of 1920 canonical	2
Jones Act seamen injury provisions	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ maritime law ⓘ
affects	U.S. domestic shipping costs ⓘ U.S. maritime labor market ⓘ U.S. shipbuilding industry ⓘ
appliesIn	U.S. exclusive economic zone for coastwise trade ⓘ U.S. territorial waters ⓘ
appliesTo	transportation of merchandise between U.S. ports ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 46 of the United States Code ⓘ
containsProvision	cabotage restrictions ⓘ seamen personal injury remedy known as the Jones Act negligence claim ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticizedFor	increasing shipping costs to non-contiguous U.S. states and territories ⓘ limiting competition in domestic maritime transport ⓘ
dateEnacted	June 5, 1920 ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
grantsRight	right of seamen to sue employers for negligence ⓘ
hasAlias	Merchant Marine Act of 1920 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jones Act
hasImpactOn	U.S. energy and commodity shipping ⓘ disaster relief logistics to U.S. territories ⓘ
hasLongTitle	An Act to provide for the promotion and maintenance of the American merchant marine ⓘ
hasSection	Merchant Marine Act of 1920 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jones Act seamen injury provisions
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
legalArea	admiralty law ⓘ transportation law ⓘ
policyGoal	encourage domestic shipbuilding and ship repair facilities ⓘ ensure U.S. control of domestic waterborne commerce ⓘ have a merchant marine capable of serving as a naval auxiliary in time of war or national emergency ⓘ
purpose	ensure a strong U.S. maritime industry for national defense ⓘ maintain U.S. control over domestic maritime transportation ⓘ promote U.S. shipbuilding ⓘ support the U.S. merchant marine ⓘ
regulates	coastwise trade of the United States ⓘ maritime commerce in U.S. waters ⓘ
relevantTo	Alaska ⓘ Guam ⓘ Hawaii Territory ⓘ surface form: Hawaii Puerto Rico ⓘ
requires	use of U.S.-built vessels for transport between U.S. ports ⓘ use of U.S.-crewed vessels for transport between U.S. ports ⓘ use of U.S.-flag vessels for transport between U.S. ports ⓘ use of U.S.-owned vessels for transport between U.S. ports ⓘ
shortTitle	Merchant Marine Act of 1920 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jones Act
signedBy	Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
subjectOf	ongoing political and economic debate in the United States ⓘ
supportedFor	protecting U.S. maritime jobs ⓘ supporting national security through a domestic merchant fleet ⓘ
yearEnacted	1920 ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shipping Act of 1916 → relatedTo → Merchant Marine Act of 1920 ⓘ

United States merchant marine → legalFramework → Merchant Marine Act of 1920 ⓘ

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act → relationshipTo → Merchant Marine Act of 1920 ⓘ