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The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. [1] The Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just", but did not empower the government to fix specific rates.
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 telephone companies.
This is a list of United States tariff laws. 1789: Tariff of 1789 (Hamilton Tariff) 1790: Tariff of 1790; 1791: Tariff of 1791; 1792: Tariff of 1792; 1816: Tariff of 1816; 1824: Tariff of 1824; 1828: Tariff of 1828 (Tariff of Abominations) 1832: Tariff of 1832; 1833: Tariff of 1833; 1842: Tariff of 1842; 1846: Walker tariff; 1857: Tariff of ...
The tariff has been used as a political tool to establish an independent nation; for example, the United States Tariff Act of 1789, signed specifically on July 4, was called the "Second Declaration of Independence" by newspapers because it was intended to be the economic means to achieve the political goal of a sovereign and independent United ...
The Tariff Act of 1890, commonly called the McKinley Tariff, was an act of the United States Congress, framed by then Representative William McKinley, that became law on October 1, 1890. [1] The tariff raised the average duty on imports to almost 50%, an increase designed to protect domestic industries and workers from foreign competition, as ...
Title 49 - Transportation; Title 50 - War and National Defense; Title 51 - National and Commercial Space Programs; ... 19 U.S.C. ch. 4—Tariff Act of 1930;
Shortly after President Benjamin Harrison signed the tariff bill on Oct. 1, 1890, schedule L transformed the debate from one about industry and politics to one about culture and consumption.
Tariff Act can refer to the following: United States. Hamilton tariff (1789) Morrill Tariff (1861) Tariff of 1883; McKinley Tariff (1890) Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act (1894) Dingley Act (1897) Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act (1909) Revenue Act of 1913; Fordney–McCumber Tariff (1922) Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act (1930) Reciprocal Tariff Act (1934) Trade ...