Esch–Cummins Act

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The Esch–Cummins Act was a 1920 U.S. federal law that returned railroads from government control to private operation while strengthening federal regulation and promoting industry consolidation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
railway legislation ⓘ
transportation law ⓘ
aimedTo ensure adequate railroad service ⓘ
promote railroad consolidation ⓘ
stabilize the railroad industry ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Transportation Act of 1920 ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
containsProvision guaranteed minimum return on railroad property ⓘ
labor dispute resolution procedures ⓘ
mechanisms for railroad consolidation plans ⓘ
procedures for rate increases and decreases ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateEnacted 1920-02-28 ⓘ
ended federal wartime control of railroads ⓘ
established Railroad Labor Board ⓘ
grantedPowerTo Interstate Commerce Commission ⓘ
hasOfficialName Transportation Act of 1920 ⓘ
historicalContext post–World War I railroad policy ⓘ
introducedInChamber United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
namedAfter Albert B. Cummins ⓘ
John J. Esch ⓘ
partOf United States transportation law history ⓘ
policyGoal encourage efficiency in railroad operations ⓘ
protect investors in railroads ⓘ
protect shippers and the public ⓘ
strengthen federal regulation of railroads ⓘ
powerGranted authority to approve railroad consolidations ⓘ
authority to regulate railroad finances ⓘ
authority to set railroad rates ⓘ
presidentInOffice Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
previousController United States Railroad Administration ⓘ
regulates interstate rail transportation ⓘ
railroad labor relations ⓘ
railroads ⓘ
relatedTo Interstate Commerce Act ⓘ
United States Railroad Administration ⓘ
replacedRegime wartime nationalization of railroads ⓘ
returnedToControlOf private railroad companies ⓘ
shortName Esch–Cummins Act ⓘ
signedBy Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
sponsor Albert B. Cummins ⓘ
John J. Esch ⓘ
strengthened Interstate Commerce Commission ⓘ
subjectMatter interstate commerce ⓘ
railroad regulation ⓘ
transportation policy ⓘ
transferredControlOf railroads ⓘ
yearEnacted 1920 ⓘ

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Transportation Act of 1920 → alsoKnownAs → Esch–Cummins Act ⓘ
Esch–Cummins Act → shortName → Esch–Cummins Act ⓘ
John J. Esch → notableWork → Esch-Cummins Act ⓘ
linked to: Esch–Cummins Act