Harrison's Shipping Act of 1890
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:addressed |
monopolistic_practices
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| gptkbp:amends |
Shipping Act of 1916
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
railroads
steamship lines common carriers |
| gptkbp:controversy |
gptkb:Congress
|
| gptkbp:criticism |
ineffectiveness
lack of enforcement |
| gptkbp:crosses |
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
Senate |
| gptkbp:effectiveDate |
1890-02-19
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
Shipping Act of 1916 |
| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Commission
|
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Commission
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Gilded Age
expansion of railroads public outcry for reform growth of international trade rise of monopolies |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Harrison's Shipping Act of 1890
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| gptkbp:impact |
shipping industry
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| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent shipping regulations
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
public demand for regulation
|
| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
|
| gptkbp:promotes |
competition
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
regulate shipping practices
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Ocean_Shipping_Reform_Act
gptkb:Federal_Maritime_Commission shipping regulations economic policy shipping contracts transportation policy trade policy interstate commerce shipping rates federal oversight transportation law Shipping Act of 1984 Merchant Marine Act business regulation shipping monopolies federal regulation commerce clause shipping tariffs shipping competition American_shipping_industry |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Shipping Act of 1916
|
| gptkbp:requires |
fair rates
|
| gptkbp:signature |
President_Benjamin_Harrison
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first federal legislation regulating shipping
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| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1890-02-19
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