Interstate Commerce Commission

noun

, U.S. Government.

1. a board, consisting of seven members, that supervises and regulates all carriers, except airplanes, engaged in interstate commerce. : I.C.C., ICC

Interstate Commerce Commission

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1. A federal agency that monitors the business operations of carriers transporting goods and people between states. Its jurisdiction includes railroads, ships, trucks, buses, oil pipelines, and their terminal facilities.

Interstate Commerce Commission

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1. A federal agency for regulating commerce that takes place in more than one state. One of its most familiar activities is regulation of trucking.

Notes

The ICC was established in 1887 as the first federal agency.

Example Sentences

The bill is in the vein of legislation that established agencies to oversee fast-growing industries, much like how Congress created the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Federal Communications Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

From New York Times

Washington finally relented, and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to enforce federal law by removing “Whites only” signs from bus terminals and prohibiting discriminatory seating practices.

From New York Times

It took decades of public anger to regulate the railroads through the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1887.

From New York Times

The last Freedom Rides took place in December 1961, after the Interstate Commerce Commission officially prohibited segregation in interstate transit terminals.

From Washington Post

That November, buses were required to post signs saying, "Seating aboard this vehicle is without regard to race, color, creed, or national origin, by order of the Interstate Commerce Commission."

From Salon