<P> 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 President Woodrow Wilson on March 2 , 1917 . The act superseded the Foraker Act and granted U.S. Citizenship to anyone born in Puerto Rico on or after April 25 , 1898 . It also created the Senate of Puerto Rico , established a bill of rights , and authorized the election of a Resident Commissioner ( previously appointed by the President ) to a four - year term . The act also exempted Puerto Rican bonds from federal , state , and local taxes regardless of where the bond holder resides . </P>
<P> 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 President Woodrow Wilson on March 2 , 1917 . The act superseded the Foraker Act and granted U.S. Citizenship to anyone born in Puerto Rico on or after April 25 , 1898 . It also created the Senate of Puerto Rico , established a bill of rights , and authorized the election of a Resident Commissioner ( previously appointed by the President ) to a four - year term . The act also exempted Puerto Rican bonds from federal , state , and local taxes regardless of where the bond holder resides . </P>
who enacted the jones act on puerto rico
who enacted the jones act on puerto rico
an Act of the United States Congress , signed by President Woodrow Wilson
an Act of the United States Congress , signed by President Woodrow Wilson