Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
GPTKB entity
Properties (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
federal law
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| gptkbp:addressed |
discriminatory pricing practices
farmers and small businesses |
| gptkbp:allows |
shippers to challenge rates
|
| gptkbp:amends |
Hepburn_Act_of_1906
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
railroads
|
| gptkbp:developsStrategiesFor |
fair pricing
future regulatory agencies |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Motor_Carrier_Act_of_1980
gptkb:United_States_Congress |
| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Commission
|
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Commission
|
| gptkbp:expansion |
motor carriers
|
| gptkbp:firstIntroduced |
railroad industry
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
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| gptkbp:impact |
increased government regulation
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
antitrust laws
New_Deal_policies |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Granger Movement
|
| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
business interests
railroad companies railroad executives President_Grover_Cleveland |
| gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
ineffectiveness in enforcement
|
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
public outcry against railroads
shaping modern regulatory policies |
| gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
regulatory commissions
|
| gptkbp:isPartOf |
railroad monopolies
|
| gptkbp:isVisitedBy |
Transportation Act of 1940
|
| gptkbp:ledTo |
federal regulatory framework
further regulatory legislation greater scrutiny of business practices |
| gptkbp:providesGuidelinesFor |
interstate commerce
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
regulate railroad rates
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
transportation law
|
| gptkbp:requires |
public disclosure of rates
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first federal law to regulate private industry
|
| gptkbp:targets |
monopolistic_practices
|
| gptkbp:wasEducatedAt |
ensuring fair competition
protecting consumers ensuring transparency in pricing preventing price discrimination protecting small businesses |
| gptkbp:wasPartOf |
Progressive Era reforms
anti-monopoly efforts economic reform movement regulatory state development |
| gptkbp:wasSupportedBy |
agrarian groups
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| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1887-02-04
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