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Interstate Commerce Commission Act  

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  • The Interstate Commerce Commission Act, also known as An Act to Regulate Commerce, was passed by Congress on December 6, 1886, and signed into law by President Grover Cleveland on February 4, 1887. The main purpose of this act was to create the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate commerce between the states, in particular the railroads. [Source: Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime; Interstate Commerce Commission Act]

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