Department of Commerce and Labor Act of 1903

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The Department of Commerce and Labor Act of 1903 was a U.S. federal law that created the Department of Commerce and Labor, reorganizing federal oversight of business, trade, and labor issues in the early 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
founding statute of a federal executive department
aimedTo centralize federal regulation of commerce and labor
improve coordination of economic and labor policy
appliesToJurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
authorityGranted federal executive authority over commerce and labor administration
country United States of America
surface form: United States
created United States Department of Commerce and Labor NERFINISHED
createdAgencyWithinDepartment Bureau of Corporations NERFINISHED
createdOffice Secretary of Commerce and Labor NERFINISHED
enactedIn early 20th century
establishedRelationshipBetween federal government and business regulation
federal government and labor oversight
followedBy legislation separating the Department of Commerce and Labor into two departments
hasLanguage English
historicalPeriod Progressive Era NERFINISHED
legalForm public law
legislativeBody United States Congress
motivation growing public concern over corporate power and labor conditions
partOf early 20th-century U.S. administrative reforms
regulates federal executive organization for commerce and labor
relatedTo United States Department of Commerce NERFINISHED
United States Department of Labor NERFINISHED
reorganized federal oversight of business
federal oversight of labor issues
federal oversight of trade
scope nationwide economic and labor affairs
signedBy Theodore Roosevelt NERFINISHED
subjectMatter commerce regulation
labor regulation
trade and industry oversight
typeOfLaw organizational statute

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Bureau of Corporations legalBasis Department of Commerce and Labor Act of 1903