Editing Interstate Commerce Commission (section)

{{Short description|US federal regulatory agency (1887–1996)}}
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|keydocument1    = Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
|keydocument2    = [[Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act]]
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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 [[railroad]]s (and later [[Trucking industry in the United States|trucking]]) to ensure fair rates, to eliminate rate discrimination, and to regulate other aspects of [[common carrier]]s, including [[Intercity bus service|interstate bus lines]] and [[telephone]] companies. [[United States Congress|Congress]] expanded ICC authority to regulate other modes of commerce beginning in 1906. Throughout the 20th century, several of ICC's authorities were transferred to other federal agencies. The ICC was abolished in 1995, and its remaining functions were transferred to the [[Surface Transportation Board]].

The Commission's five members were appointed by the [[President of the United States|President]] with the consent of the [[United States Senate]]. This was the first [[Independent agencies of the United States government|independent agency]] (or so-called ''[[Fourth branch of government|Fourth Branch]]'').