Philippine Organic Act

Philippine Organic Act
Long titleAn Act temporarily to provide for the administration of the affairs of civil government in the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes.
Enacted bythe 57th United States Congress
EffectiveJuly 1, 1902
Citations
Statutes at Large32 Stat. 691
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the Senate as S. 2295 by Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA) on January 7, 1902
  • Passed the Senate on June 3, 1902 (48-30)
  • Passed the House on June 26, 1902 (140-97)
  • Signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt on July 1, 1902

The Philippine Organic Act (c. 1369, 32 Stat. 691) that was enacted by the United States Congress on July 1, 1902 was the basic law for the Insular Government. It is also known as the Philippine Bill of 1902 and the Cooper Act, after its author Henry A. Cooper.

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