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Interstate Commerce Commission

noun

A former independent federal agency that supervised and set rates for carriers that transported goods and people between states; was terminated in 1995. Synonym: ICC.

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... of Indian Affairs Bureau of Education Commissioner of Railroads Geological Survey Superintendent of the Census Post Office Department Department of Justice Department of Agriculture Department of Labor Interstate Commerce Commission Fish Commission Civil Service Commission Government Printing Office National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, and Bureau of ...

— Government and Administration of the United States • Westel W. Willoughby and William F. Willoughby

... will now be stated, (1) Charges must be just and reasonable. The Interstate Commerce Commission has power to decide what is reasonable, and to fix rates, after an investigation. (2) It is unlawful to give one person or corporation a better rate than another for the same service. This is called "discrimination." Passes cannot be granted, except to employees. (3) All rates must be posted where ...

— Our Government: Local, State, and National: Idaho Edition • J.A. James

Words linked to "Interstate Commerce Commission" : ICC, independent agency