Sep 29, 2017 · Officials in Puerto Rico praised President Donald Trump on Wednesday for temporarily waiving the 1920 Jones Act, which they said would help provide faster relief as the island tries to recover...

Apr 24, 2024 · There are two primary ways that the Jones Act can reduce Puerto Rican imports. First, Puerto Rican buyers can respond to high costs on imports from US mainland sources by purchasing...

The Jones–Shafroth Act (Pub. L. 64–368, 39 Stat. 951, enacted March 2, 1917) – also known as the Jones Act of Puerto Rico, Jones Law of Puerto Rico, or as the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act of 1917 – was an Act of the United States Congress, signed by …

Sep 27, 2017 · For the residents of the island of Puerto Rico, though, the Jones Act is huge. Basic shipments of goods from the island to the US mainland, and vice versa, must be conducted via expensive...

Puerto Ricans have been U.S. citizens since 1917 when the U.S. Congress passed the Jones-Shafroth Act of 1917. Signed by President Woodrow Wilson on March 2, 1917, the law was followed two months later by the Selective Service Act of 1917 which allowed for the United States to draft soldiers, including Puerto Ricans.

Mar 28, 2024 · The support of union labor by the Biden administration represents a challenge while it attempts to balance union support and acknowledging Puerto Rico’s populus and their demands to amend the Act (Observer, 2022).

May 1, 2025 · Rep. Ritchie Torres' bill would create a carve out to the Jones Act for energy products transported to Hawaii, Alaska, Guam and Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)

Jan 22, 2025 · While the Jones Act harms Puerto Rico (“Repeal the Jones Act for Puerto Rico’s future,” Dec. 15), the claim that the law “forces Puerto Rico to route trade through U.S. ports” is inaccurate.

May 1, 2025 · Puerto Rico’s crumbling infrastructure cascaded woes that were compounded by the Jones Act. An island territory, Puerto Rico depends on imported shipments of aid, fuel, and supplies.

5 days ago · The continued application of the Jones Act in Puerto Rico is not only unjust - it is economically irrational. It penalizes Puerto Rico, stifles innovation, and undermines regional energy ...