Jones Act
Jones Act or Jones Law may refer to:
- Jones Law (Philippines), a 1916 law concerning the governance of the Philippine Islands
- Jones Act (Puerto Rico) or Jones–Shafroth Act, a 1917 act concerning the government of Puerto Rico and the citizenship of Puerto Ricans
- Jones Act (sailor rights) or Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (United States), an act governing the workers compensation rights of sailors and the use of foreign vessels in domestic trade
- Jones Act (1929) or Increased Penalties Act (United States), an act that increased penalties for the violation of Prohibition
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