Resolution OKed urging repeal that could help Puerto Rico

SALT LAKE CITY — The House Transportation Committee voted in favor Friday of a resolution urging Congress to repeal the Jones Act, a 1920 law that is hindering Puerto Rico's recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.Rep. Mark Wheatley, D-Murray, the sponsor of HRC11, presented it to the committee.Wheatley described the Jones Act as an archaic law from 1920 written in response to World War I conditions that no longer exist. The law requires goods going to Puerto Rico and other U.S. terri