Hepburn Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (70)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:addresses corporate monopolies
rate discrimination
gptkbp:aims_to protect consumers
gptkbp:amended_by subsequent legislation
gptkbp:amends gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Act
gptkbp:applies_to common carriers
gptkbp:date_enacted 1906
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:Senate
gptkbp:establishes Interstate Commerce Commission authority
maximum rates
gptkbp:follows gptkb:Elkins_Act
gptkbp:has_authority_over gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Commission
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hepburn Act
gptkbp:impact transportation industry
railroad industry
gptkbp:increased ICC enforcement powers
gptkbp:increases_power_of gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Commission
gptkbp:influences future regulatory policies
subsequent regulatory legislation
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in policy studies
gptkbp:is_associated_with Theodore Roosevelt's presidency
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:business
court rulings
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:legal_case
legislative history
gptkbp:is_considered_as landmark legislation
gptkbp:is_considered_to_be a significant reform measure
a response to public demand
gptkbp:is_criticized_for government overreach
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:academic_journals
historical analyses
political commentators
gptkbp:is_documented_in government archives
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by gptkb:scholars
gptkb:historical_context
gptkbp:is_examined_in law reviews
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Commission
gptkbp:is_influenced_by gptkb:public_opinion
gptkbp:is_linked_to economic reforms
anti-monopoly sentiment
gptkbp:is_opposed_by railroad companies
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:public_transportation
gptkb:U._S._economic_policy
Progressive Era reforms
U. S. regulatory history
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:political_debates
gptkb:textbooks
gptkbp:is_related_to trust-busting efforts
gptkbp:is_supported_by Progressives
consumer advocates
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:William_H._Hepburn
gptkbp:part_of Progressive Era reforms
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:Mann-Elkins_Act
gptkbp:regulates railroad rates
gptkbp:requires public disclosure of rates
railroads to keep records
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Act
gptkb:William_H._H._Mc_Kinley
gptkb:57th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:58th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:60th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:61st_United_States_Congress
gptkb:62nd_United_States_Congress
gptkb:59th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:Mann-Elkins_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4