Hepburn Act

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The Hepburn Act was a 1906 U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission’s power to regulate railroad rates and practices as part of Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Era reforms.

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Hepburn Act canonical 4
Hepburn Act of 1906 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
regulatory statute
aimedTo curb railroad rate discrimination
increase federal regulation of railroads
protect shippers from unfair practices
allowed Interstate Commerce Commission
surface form: Interstate Commerce Commission to examine railroad financial records

Hepburn Act regulation of railroads
surface form: Interstate Commerce Commission to set maximum railroad rates
appliesTo bridges used in interstate commerce
express companies
ferries used in interstate commerce
interstate railroads
oil pipelines
sleeping car companies
terminals used in interstate commerce
appliesToJurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
associatedWithPoliticalMovement Progressivism in the United States
associatedWithPresident Theodore Roosevelt
dateEnacted 1906
expandedPowerOf Interstate Commerce Commission
followedBy Mann–Elkins Act
surface form: Mann–Elkins Act of 1910
hasChamberOfConsideration United States Senate
hasChamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
hasCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
hasEffect increased federal oversight of private industry
reduced railroad monopoly power
strengthened consumer and shipper protections
hasLegislativeBody United States Congress
hasProvision made ICC orders enforceable in federal court
prohibited free passes and rebates to favored shippers
required railroads to submit annual reports to the ICC
inForceStartDate 1906
isPartOf United States railroad regulation history
legalStatus amended by later transportation statutes
legislativeSubject commerce regulation
railroad industry
transportation regulation
namedAfter William Peters Hepburn
partOf Progressive Era reforms
placeOfOrigin Washington, D.C.
precededBy Interstate Commerce Act
surface form: Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
regulates railroad practices
railroad rates
signedBy Theodore Roosevelt
strengthened Interstate Commerce Commission
subjectHasRole Interstate Commerce Commission
timePeriod 20th century

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Square Deal domestic program hasPart Hepburn Act
subject surface form: Square Deal
Interstate Commerce Act amended Hepburn Act
William Peters Hepburn notableWork Hepburn Act
this entity surface form: Hepburn Act of 1906
William Peters Hepburn sponsorOf Hepburn Act
this entity surface form: Hepburn Act of 1906
Elkins Act relatedTo Hepburn Act