Roosevelt Signs Hepburn Act Creating First True Federal Regulatory Agency
On June 29, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Hepburn Act into law after a month of conference committee reconciliation, with the Senate passing it 71-3 and the House by substantial margin. The Act fundamentally strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission, giving it power to set …
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Representative William Hepburn
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