Interstate Commerce Act

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf federal law
gptkbp:addressed discriminatory practices
gptkbp:allows complaints against railroads
gptkbp:amends gptkb:Hepburn_Act
gptkb:Carmack_Amendment
gptkbp:appliesTo interstate commerce
gptkbp:developsStrategiesFor future regulatory laws
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
ICC Termination Act
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Commission
gptkbp:established gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Commission
gptkbp:expansion motor carriers
water carriers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Interstate Commerce Act
gptkbp:impact transportation industry
gptkbp:influenced transportation policy
New_Deal_policies
gptkbp:influencedBy public outcry against railroad monopolies
gptkbp:inspiration state-level regulations
gptkbp:isActiveIn sociological research
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith railroad regulation
gptkbp:isChallengedBy Supreme_Court_cases
gptkbp:isCitedIn legal cases
gptkbp:isConnectedTo economic development
gptkbp:isConsidered landmark legislation
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor railroad companies
gptkbp:isDescribedAs policy debates
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn historical analyses
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn government archives
gptkbp:isExaminedBy law school curricula
gptkbp:isFocusedOn railroads
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy regulatory theory
gptkbp:isLinkedTo transportation infrastructure
gptkbp:isPartOf U.S._legal_history
U.S._regulatory_framework
gptkbp:isReferencedBy legislative proposals
gptkbp:isReferencedIn academic studies
gptkbp:isRelatedTo transportation economics
gptkbp:isStudiedIn economists
gptkbp:isVisitedBy gptkb:Staggers_Rail_Act_of_1980
gptkb:Motor_Carrier_Act_of_1980
gptkb:ICC_Termination_Act_of_1995
Transportation Act of 1958
gptkbp:ledTo increased federal regulation
creation of regulatory agencies
greater transparency in pricing
gptkbp:partOf Progressive Era reforms
gptkbp:purpose regulate railroad rates
gptkbp:relatedTo Sherman Antitrust Act
economic regulation
gptkbp:requires fair and reasonable rates
rate schedules to be published
gptkbp:significance first federal law to regulate private industry
gptkbp:wasPartOf anti-monopoly movement
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy farmers' organizations
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1887