Interstate Commerce Act

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The Interstate Commerce Act is a landmark 1887 U.S. federal law that established federal regulation of railroads and later other carriers to ensure fair rates and prohibit discriminatory practices in interstate transportation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
regulatory law ⓘ
amended Hepburn Act ⓘ
Mann–Elkins Act ⓘ
Motor Carrier Act of 1935 ⓘ
Staggers Rail Act ⓘ
Transportation Act of 1920 ⓘ
appliesTo interstate transportation ⓘ
transportation of passengers and property ⓘ
citation 24 Stat. 379 ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Commerce Clause
country United States ⓘ
createdAgencyType independent regulatory commission ⓘ
dateEnacted 1887-02-04 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
enforcementMechanism orders and proceedings of the Interstate Commerce Commission ⓘ
established Interstate Commerce Commission ⓘ
historicalSignificance first federal law to regulate private industry in the United States ⓘ
landmark in development of federal administrative regulation ⓘ
ledTo expansion of federal regulatory power over transportation ⓘ
legalBasisFor federal regulation of other common carriers ⓘ
federal regulation of pipelines ⓘ
federal regulation of railroads ⓘ
federal regulation of trucking ⓘ
partiallyRepealedBy Motor Carrier Act of 1980 ⓘ
Staggers Rail Act ⓘ
partiallySupersededBy ICC Termination Act of 1995 ⓘ
prohibits pooling of freight or earnings ⓘ
preferences to particular shippers ⓘ
rebates ⓘ
unjust discrimination in rates ⓘ
unreasonable rates ⓘ
purpose to ensure reasonable and just railroad rates ⓘ
to prohibit rate discrimination in interstate commerce ⓘ
to regulate interstate transportation ⓘ
regulates common carriers engaged in interstate commerce ⓘ
interstate carriers ⓘ
railroads ⓘ
requires filing of tariffs with the Interstate Commerce Commission ⓘ
publication of freight and passenger rates ⓘ
railroad rates to be reasonable and just ⓘ
shortDescription 1887 U.S. federal law regulating interstate railroad rates and practices ⓘ
signedBy Grover Cleveland ⓘ
subjectMatter common carrier obligations ⓘ
interstate commerce ⓘ
railroad regulation ⓘ

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Boynton v. Virginia → statuteInterpreted → Interstate Commerce Act ⓘ
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission → legalBasis → Interstate Commerce Act (as to oil pipelines) ⓘ
linked to: Interstate Commerce Act
Hepburn Act → strengthenedEnforcementOf → Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 ⓘ
linked to: Interstate Commerce Act
Transportation Act of 1920 → amended → Interstate Commerce Act ⓘ
Shelby Moore Cullom → sponsorOf → Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 ⓘ
linked to: Interstate Commerce Act
Staggers Rail Act → relatedTo → Interstate Commerce Act ⓘ
ICCTA → repealedProvisionsOf → Interstate Commerce Act ⓘ
Interstate Commerce Commission → foundedBy → Interstate Commerce Act ⓘ
Interstate Commerce Commission → hasLegalBasis → Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 ⓘ
linked to: Interstate Commerce Act
Interstate Commerce Act anti-discrimination provisions → partOf → Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 ⓘ
linked to: Interstate Commerce Act
Hepburn Act → precededBy → Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 ⓘ
linked to: Interstate Commerce Act
Elkins Act → amends → Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 ⓘ
linked to: Interstate Commerce Act
Mann–Elkins Act → amended → Interstate Commerce Act ⓘ
Esch–Cummins Act → relatedTo → Interstate Commerce Act ⓘ
Reports on the effect of railroad rebates on competition → regulatoryRelevance → Interstate Commerce Act enforcement ⓘ
linked to: Interstate Commerce Act
Presidency of Grover Cleveland → notableFor → Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 ⓘ
linked to: Interstate Commerce Act
Public Law 96-448 → relatedTo → Interstate Commerce Act ⓘ
4R Act → amended → Interstate Commerce Act ⓘ
Public Law 94-210 → amends → Interstate Commerce Act ⓘ