Interstate Commerce Commission

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
ICC
Pronunciation
/ˌɪntərˈsteɪt ˈkɑmərs kəˈmɪʃən/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Military

Examples in Context

  1. They quarrel with Taft over the terms of a bill to strengthen the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission(ICC).
  2. Interstate Highway Commission; interstate highways; Interstate Commerce Commission(ICC); interstate commerce.
  3. In contrast to prior delegations of authority to the Interstate Commerce Commission(ICC) or the Federal Trade commission, the NIRA did not require the agency to hold trial-type hearings, or even to provide interested persons with notice and a right to participate in the challenged decision.
  4. In addition, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's authority to regulate oil pipelines came from the Interstate Commerce Commission(ICC).
  5. The statute merely provided that the Interstate Commerce Commission(ICC) " may, after hearing " issue rules establishing incentive per diem charges for the use of freight cars.

Other meanings of ICC