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Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
By regulating railroad shipping rates
Congress's commerce power is Congress's power to regulate commerce. This means regulating the items, instrumentalities, and systems of interstate commerce.
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The ICC helped farmers by regulating railroad shipping rates
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There isnt a difference between interstate commerce and interstate commerce.
b. controlling interstate commerce
The ICC helped farmers by regulating railroad shipping rates
The first federal law regulating railroads in the United States was passed on February 14, 1887. It was called the Interstate Commerce Act. The act was primarily aimed at regulating unfair and discriminatory practices by railroads and creating the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to oversee the industry.