The Jones Act

Pete Buttigieg weighs in on infrastructure, trucking regulations and the Jones Act during a three-hour nomination hearing.

The Jones Act has been in effect for nearly 100 years. Read about its pros and cons in this commentary by Darren Prokop.

A year later, nothing has changed. The hurricanes keep coming on strong. But the stubborn, antiquated, protectionist law, won’t go away. It’s like a bad dream all over again.

The Jones Act has proved itself costly and irrelevant to the U.S. for long enough. Unfortunately, it will take more than an “act of God” to change the law. It will take an act of Congress.