First federal regulatory statute. Created the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate railroads. Commission was abolished in 1995; jurisdiction transferred to the Surface Transportation Board.
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
SupersededCodified at49 U.S.C. (substantially superseded by ICC Termination Act of 1995)
Enacted February 4, 1887 · Ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379
The Interstate Commerce Commission was abolished in 1995; remaining authority transferred to the Surface Transportation Board.