Philippine Independence Act

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The Philippine Independence Act, also known as the Tydings–McDuffie Act of 1934, was a U.S. law that established a process and timetable for granting full independence to the Philippines after a transitional Commonwealth period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
independence act
affected U.S.–Philippine relations NERFINISHED
political status of the Philippine Islands
alsoKnownAs Tydings-McDuffie Act NERFINISHED
Tydings–McDuffie Act NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction Philippines NERFINISHED
United States of America
countryOfOrigin United States of America
dateEnacted 1934-03-24
followedBy Treaty of General Relations between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States NERFINISHED
fullName An Act to provide for the complete independence of the Philippine Islands, to provide for the adoption of a constitution and a form of government for the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod interwar period
historicalSignificance key step in the process leading to Philippine independence from the United States
inForceDuring Commonwealth of the Philippines NERFINISHED
introducedBy John McDuffie NERFINISHED
Millard E. Tydings NERFINISHED
introducedInChamber United States Senate NERFINISHED
language English
legalStatus public law
legislativeBody United States Congress
locationSigned Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
namedAfter John McDuffie NERFINISHED
Millard E. Tydings NERFINISHED
precondition ratification of a Philippine constitution by plebiscite
providedFor approval of the Philippine constitution by the U.S. President
creation of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
drafting of a Philippine constitution
establishment of a Philippine president and legislature under the Commonwealth
limitations on Philippine foreign affairs during the Commonwealth period
maintenance of U.S. military bases in the Philippines during the transition
negotiation of trade relations between the United States and the Philippines
plebiscite in the Philippines to ratify the constitution
ten-year transitional period before independence
purpose to establish a transitional Commonwealth government in the Philippines
to provide for the complete independence of the Philippine Islands
to set a timetable for Philippine independence
regulated tariff and trade relations between the United States and the Philippines during transition
relatedTo Jones Law of 1916 NERFINISHED
Philippine Organic Act of 1902 NERFINISHED
restricted Philippine ability to maintain armed forces without U.S. consent during Commonwealth period
Philippine conduct of independent foreign policy during Commonwealth period
resultedIn establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines in 1935
eventual independence of the Philippines on 1946-07-04
setIndependenceTimeline approximately ten years after establishment of the Commonwealth
signedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
subjectHasRole framework for Philippine decolonization
yearEnacted 1934

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Jones Act (Philippines) repealedBy Philippine Independence Act
Jones Law of 1916 influenced Philippine Independence Act
this entity surface form: Philippine Independence Act of 1934
United States High Commissioner to the Philippines legalBasis Philippine Independence Act
this entity surface form: Philippine Independence Act of 1934
Treaty of Manila (1946) follows Philippine Independence Act
Tydings–McDuffie Act alsoKnownAs Philippine Independence Act
Tydings–McDuffie Act alsoKnownAs Philippine Independence Act
this entity surface form: Philippine Independence Act of 1934
Tydings–McDuffie Act subjectMatter Philippine Independence Act
this entity surface form: Philippine independence