Legislation Title
1948 Amendment of 1917 Jones Act and 1940 Nationality Act (S. 2675) Pub. L. No. 80-776 [§5d & 404(c)] (1948 Pagán-Fernós-Isern Amendment)
Date
1948
Bill/Law
(S. 2675) Pub. L. No. 80-776 [§5d & 404(c)]
Sponsor
Senator Guy Cordon (R-OR) [on behalf of Resisdent Commissioner Fernós Isern, (PPD-PR)]
Sponsoring Political Party
Republican Party
Committee
Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
Legal History
Public Law
Legislation Type
Citizenship and Naturalization Statute [Amends 1917 Jones Act (§5d) and 1940 Nationality Act (§404c)]
Citizenship Type
Protects Puerto Ricans from automatic denaturalization, Creates immigrant exception for Puerto Ricans.