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Interstate Commerce Commission

The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) was a regulatory agency in the United States created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. The agency's original purpose was to regulate railroads (and later trucking) to ensure fair rates, to eliminate rate discrimination, and to regulate other aspects of common carriers, including interstate bus lines and…

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Dissolved
January 1, 1996
Formed
February 4, 1887
Jurisdiction
United States
Key documents
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 · Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act
Superseding agency
Surface Transportation Board

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Overview

Creation

Initial implementation and legal challenges

Expansion of ICC authority

Ripley Plan to consolidate railroads into regional systems

Racial integration of transport

Criticism

Abolition

Legacy

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Interstate Commerce Commission

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Interstate Commerce Commission

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related to history · 40
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related to External links · 22
Interstate Commerce Commission → Archive-ItRecords, Archived, Emory Richard, Encyclopædia Britannica, Events, Federal, Historic, Image Library, Interstate Commerce, Johnson, National Archives, Notes, PBS, People, Public Broadcasting Service, Record Group, Streamliners, Surface Transportation Board, Technical Reports Archive, The American Experience
related to Legacy · 22
Interstate Commerce Commission → And, At, Cabinet Departments, Civil Aeronautics Board, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Exchange Commission, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Health Administration, ICC, In, Interstate Commerce Commissioners, National Labor Relations Board, Occupational Safety, Postal Regulatory Commission, President, Securities, Since, The, The ICC
related to Ripley Plan to consolidate railroads into regional systems · 20
Interstate Commerce Commission → Between, Complete Plan, Consolidation, Harvard University, His, ICC, ICC's, In, Limited Number, Matter, Numerous, Railways, Ripley, Ripley Plan, Ripley's Plan, Systems, The, The Transportation Act, United States, William
related to International influence · 8
Interstate Commerce Commission → Australia, Australia's, Commission, However, Inter-State Commission, The Constitution, The Interstate Commerce Commission, United States' Interstate Commerce
Key documents · 2
Interstate Commerce Commission → Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act
Dissolved · 1
Interstate Commerce Commission → January 1, 1996
Formed · 1
Interstate Commerce Commission → February 4, 1887
Jurisdiction · 1
Interstate Commerce Commission → United States
Superseding agency · 1
Interstate Commerce Commission → Surface Transportation Board

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Interstate Commerce CommissionDissolvedJanuary 1, 19961.00infobox
Interstate Commerce CommissionFormedFebruary 4, 18871.00infobox
Interstate Commerce CommissionJurisdictionUnited States1.00infobox
Interstate Commerce CommissionKey documentsInterstate Commerce Act of 18871.00infobox
Interstate Commerce CommissionKey documentsInterstate Commerce Commission Termination Act1.00infobox
Interstate Commerce CommissionSuperseding agencySurface Transportation Board1.00infobox
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Interstate Commerce Commissionrelated to External linksPublic Broadcasting Service0.60section
Interstate Commerce Commissionrelated to External linksPBS0.60section
Interstate Commerce Commissionrelated to External linksPeople0.60section
Interstate Commerce Commissionrelated to External linksEvents0.60section
Interstate Commerce Commissionrelated to External linksArchived0.60section

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