Interstate Commerce Commission

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The Interstate Commerce Commission was the first U.S. federal regulatory agency, created in 1887 to oversee and regulate railroad rates and later other modes of interstate transportation.

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Boynton v. Virginia → enforcementBody → Interstate Commerce Commission ⓘ

Hepburn Act regulation of railroads → expandedPowersOf → Interstate Commerce Commission ⓘ

subject surface form: Hepburn Act

Interstate Commerce Commission enforcement order against segregation → issuedBy → Interstate Commerce Commission ⓘ

Hepburn Act regulation of railroads → jurisdictionExpandedFor → Interstate Commerce Commission ⓘ

subject surface form: Hepburn Act

STB → predecessor → Interstate Commerce Commission ⓘ

subject surface form: Surface Transportation Board

Hepburn Act regulation of railroads → strengthened → Interstate Commerce Commission ⓘ

subject surface form: Hepburn Act