Public Law 64-368
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Public Law 64-368 is the 1917 U.S. federal statute, commonly known as the Jones Act for Puerto Rico, that restructured the island’s civil government and granted U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Public Law 64-368 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
organic act ⓘ territorial law ⓘ |
| affects |
political rights of Puerto Ricans
ⓘ
structure of the Government of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
certain Puerto Ricans born before its enactment who met statutory conditions
ⓘ
persons born in Puerto Rico after its enactment ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfJurisdiction | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdOffice |
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ elected Senate of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1917-03-02 ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1917-03-02 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 64th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
organization of the executive branch of Puerto Rico
ⓘ
organization of the judicial branch of Puerto Rico ⓘ organization of the legislative branch of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| grantedCitizenshipTo | Puerto Ricans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedCitizenshipType | United States citizenship ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Jones Act for Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence | Puerto Ricans became U.S. nationals and citizens ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | U.S.–Puerto Rico relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLegalForm | Act of Congress ⓘ |
| hasNumericIdentifier | 64-368 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Jones Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDifferentFrom | Jones Act of 1920 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
citizenship
ⓘ
civil rights in Puerto Rico ⓘ territorial government ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | United States statutory law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Foraker Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedFor |
bill of rights for Puerto Rico
ⓘ
greater local autonomy in Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| publicationForm | Public Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates | political status of Puerto Ricans as U.S. citizens ⓘ |
| replaced | Foraker Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restructured | civil government of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| signedBy | Woodrow Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Woodrow Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1917-03-02 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | constitutional law scholarship on territorial status ⓘ |
| territorialScope | unincorporated territory of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War I era ⓘ |
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