Federal Possession and Control Act of 1918
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The Federal Possession and Control Act of 1918 was a U.S. law that authorized and regulated the federal government’s wartime takeover and operation of the nation’s railroads during World War I.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
World War I–era legislation ⓘ |
| affects |
interstate commerce by rail
ⓘ
railroad companies in the United States ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
ensuring reliable movement of troops and war materials
ⓘ
improving efficiency of wartime transportation ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| authorizes |
United States government operation of railroads
ⓘ
federal possession of transportation systems used for war purposes ⓘ |
| classification | federal emergency legislation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enables | federal takeover of privately owned railroads ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| era |
Progressive Era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War I home front in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
administrative law
ⓘ
constitutional law (war powers) ⓘ transportation law ⓘ |
| followedBy | post‑war return of railroads to private control ⓘ |
| governs | terms of compensation to railroad owners under federal control ⓘ |
| hasContext | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
centralization of railroad operations under federal authority
ⓘ
temporary suspension of normal private control of railroads ⓘ |
| hasLegalForm | public law ⓘ |
| headOfStateAtEnactment | Woodrow Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inceptionTime | 1918 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | wartime logistical demands ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | United States Railroad Administration control of railroads ⓘ |
| legalStatus | historical statute ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | United States wartime mobilization measures ⓘ |
| precededBy | pre‑war private regulation of railroads ⓘ |
| purpose |
to authorize federal possession and control of railroads during World War I
ⓘ
to regulate the federal government’s wartime operation of railroads ⓘ |
| regulates |
federal control of railroads
ⓘ
operation of railroads under federal control ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States Railroad Administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
railroad nationalization in the United States ⓘ wartime emergency powers ⓘ |
| signedBy | Woodrow Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
railroad regulation
ⓘ
railroad transportation ⓘ wartime powers of the federal government ⓘ |
| temporalContext | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw |
emergency powers legislation
ⓘ
transportation regulation statute ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
United States Railroad Administration