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