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  2. Tydings–McDuffie Act - Wikipedia

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    In 1946, the US decreased the tight restrictions of the Tydings–McDuffie Act with the Luce–Celler Act of 1946, which increased the quota of Filipino immigrants to 100 per year and gave Filipinos the right to become naturalized American citizens. [11] Filipinos would have been barred from immigrating to the U.S. without the Act.

  3. History of the Philippines (1946–1965) - Wikipedia

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    The United States granted independence to the Philippines on July 4, 1946. In accordance with the Philippine Independence Act (more popularly known as the "Tydings–McDuffie Act"), President Harry S. Truman issued Proclamation 2695 of July 4, 1946, officially recognizing the independence of the Philippines.

  4. List of United States federal legislation, 1901–2001 - Wikipedia

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    This is a chronological, but incomplete, list of United States federal legislation passed by the 57th through 106th United States Congresses, between 1901 and 2001. For the main article on this subject, see List of United States federal legislation .

  5. History of the Philippines (1898–1946) - Wikipedia

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    The Tydings-McDuffie Act was ratified by the Philippine Senate. The law provided for the granting of Philippine independence by 1946. [108] Jones Bridge Manila named after William Atkinson Jones author of the Jones Act. The Tydings–McDuffie Act provided for the drafting and guidelines of a constitution, for a 10-year "transitional period" as ...

  6. Commonwealth of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    On June 21, he reappeared in another joint session of the Congress and urged the acceptance of two important laws passed by the U.S. Congress on April 30, 1946, regarding the Philippine lands. They are the Philippine Rehabilitation Act and the Philippine Trade Act. [73] [74] Both recommendations were accepted by the Congress. [citation needed]

  7. Filipino Repatriation Act - Wikipedia

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    Along with Guam and Puerto Rico, the United States acquired the Philippines from Spain following the Spanish–American War in 1898 and it became United States territory.The Jones Act of 1916 made it official policy to grant Philippines independence and the Tydings–McDuffie Act of 1934 laid out the timeline and process by which that would happen, with independence fully recognized in ten years.

  8. Insular Government of the Philippine Islands - Wikipedia

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    The result was the Tydings–McDuffie Act of 1934 which was very similar to the Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act except in minor details. The Tydings–McDuffie Act was ratified by the Philippine Senate. The law provided for the granting of Philippine independence by 1946. [33] The Tydings–McDuffie Act provided for the drafting and guidelines of a ...

  9. Treaty of Manila (1946) - Wikipedia

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    The Commonwealth ended when the United States recognized Philippine independence on July 4, 1946, as scheduled per the Tyding-McDuffie Act and Article XVIII of the 1935 Constitution. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] In accordance with the Tydings–McDuffie Act, President Harry S. Truman issued Proclamation 2695 of July 4, 1946 officially recognizing the ...