Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
railroads
common carriers |
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:24_Stat._379
|
| gptkbp:created |
gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Commission
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
February 4, 1887
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:enforcedBy |
gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Commission
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first federal law to regulate private industry in the US
model for later regulatory agencies |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent transportation regulation
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
established precedent for federal regulation of business
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:prohibits |
rate discrimination
unjust rates |
| gptkbp:purpose |
eliminate rate discrimination
ensure fair railroad rates regulate other common carriers regulate railroad industry |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Elkins_Act
gptkb:Mann-Elkins_Act gptkb:Hepburn_Act gptkb:Sherman_Antitrust_Act |
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:ICC_Termination_Act_of_1995
January 1, 1996 |
| gptkbp:requires |
railroads to publish rates
|
| gptkbp:section |
Section 1: Scope and definitions
Section 2: Prohibition of rate discrimination Section 4: Long and short haul clause Section 5: Pooling prohibition Section 6: Rate publication Section 3: Prohibition of undue or unreasonable preferences Section 11: Creation of Interstate Commerce Commission |
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Grover_Cleveland
|
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
railroad regulation transportation law |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Wabash_v._Illinois
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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