Jones Act
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The term Jones Act may refer to one of three federal laws in the United States:
- The Jones Act (Philippines) was a 1916 statute sponsored by U.S. Representative William Atkinson Jones that provided the Philippine Islands a more autonomous government to prepare the territory for independence.
- The Jones-Shafroth Act or Jones Act (Puerto Rico) was a 1917 statute sponsored by Representative William Atkinson Jones, which concerned the government of Puerto Rico and conferred U.S. citizenship on Puerto Ricans
- The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 was a 1920 statute sponsored by Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington, governing the workers compensation rights of sailors, and the use of foreign vessels in domestic trade.
