Act to protect the commerce of the United States and punish the crime of piracy information
United States law to protect commerce on high seas
Piracy Act of 1819
Other short titles
1819 James Monroe Piracy Act
Long title
An Act to protect the commerce of the United States, and punish the crime of piracy.
Acronyms (colloquial)
PSA
Nicknames
Piracy Suppression Act of 1819
Enacted by
the 15th United States Congress
Effective
March 3, 1819
Citations
Public law
Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 15–77
Statutes at Large
3 Stat. 510, Chap. 77
Codification
Titles amended
33 U.S.C.: Navigable Waters
U.S.C. sections created
33 U.S.C. ch. 7 § 381 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate and House by
Daniel D. Tompkins (D-R–NY)
Henry Clay (D-R–KY)
Passed the Senate on February 24, 1819 (Passed[1])
Passed the House on March 1, 1819 (Passed[2])
Signed into law by President James Monroe on March 3, 1819
Major amendments
☆ P.L. 16-113, 3 Stat. 600, 1820[3]
☆ P.L. 17-7, 3 Stat. 721, 1823[4]
☆ P.L. 37-48, 12 Stat. 314, 1861[5]
An Act to protect the commerce of the United States and punish the crime of piracy is an 1819 United States federal statute against piracy, amended in 1820 to declare participating in the slave trade or robbing a ship to be piracy as well. The last execution for piracy in the United States was of slave trader Nathaniel Gordon in 1862 in New York, under the amended act.
^Fifteenth Congress (February 24, 1819). "Anti-Piracy Act of 1819 ~ U.S. Senate Approval". Journal of the Senate of the United States of America, 1789-1873. VIII (Wednesday, February 24th, 1819). U.S. Library of Congress: 303.
^Fifteenth Congress (March 1, 1819). "Anti-Piracy Act of 1819 ~ U.S. House of Representatives Approval". Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States. XII (Monday, March 1st, 1819). U.S. Library of Congress: 329.
^"U.S. Piracy Supplementary Act of 1820 - P.L. 16-113" (PDF). 3 Stat. 600, Chapter 113. USLaw.Link. May 15, 1820.
^"U.S. Piracy Supplementary Act of 1823 - P.L. 17-7" (PDF). 3 Stat. 721, Chapter 7. USLaw.Link. January 30, 1823.
^"U.S. Piracy Supplementary Act of 1861 - P.L. 37-48" (PDF). 12 Stat. 314, Chapter 48. USLaw.Link. August 5, 1861.
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