Hepburn Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:aimsTo discriminatory pricing
rebates
gptkbp:amends gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo railroads
pipelines
telegraph companies
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
certain_provisions_of_the_Elkins_Act
gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Commission
gptkbp:historicalSignificance federal regulation of private industry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hepburn Act
gptkbp:influences regulatory policy
gptkbp:isActiveIn law reviews
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith Theodore_Roosevelt's_presidency
gptkbp:isAttendedBy Transportation Act of 1920
gptkbp:isChallengedBy court cases
gptkbp:isCitedIn government reports on transportation
legal cases regarding transportation regulation
gptkbp:isConsidered landmark legislation
a response to public demand for reform
a_pivotal_moment_in_U.S._economic_history
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor government overreach
gptkbp:isDescribedAs socioeconomic studies
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn political science literature
historical analyses of the Progressive Era
educational_curricula_on_U.S._history
gptkbp:isExaminedBy federal government
historical documentaries
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy public outcry against railroad monopolies
shaping public policy debates
gptkbp:isLinkedTo subsequent transportation legislation
the rise of regulatory agencies
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Commission
gptkbp:isNamedAfter gptkb:William_Peters_Hepburn
gptkbp:isOrganizedBy railroad companies
gptkbp:isPartOf Progressive Era reforms
the evolution of federal oversight
U.S._legislative_history
the_history_of_American_transportation_policy
the_regulatory_framework_of_the_U.S.
gptkbp:isReferencedIn political debates about regulation
gptkbp:isReflectedIn modern transportation regulations
gptkbp:isRelatedTo railroad regulation
anti-trust laws
gptkbp:isSupportedBy Progressives
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn economic studies
gptkbp:powers gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Commission
gptkbp:regulates railroad rates
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1906