Emboldened by a sweeping electoral triumph, Roosevelt called for still more drastic railroad regulation, and in June 1906, Congress passed the Hepburn Act.

He also sponsored the Hepburn Act of 1906, a major priority in the second term of President Theodore Roosevelt.

The big beef men bitterly opposed the law; just as the big railway men opposed the Hepburn Act.

The 1906 Hepburn Act gave the ICC authority to set maximum rates and review the companies' financial records.

However in 1906, with the support of the Roosevelt Administration, the Hepburn Act was passed.

The Hepburn Act of 1906 strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission; prior to that, the commission had minimal resources to carry out its duties.

Later, he was elected to U.S. Congress, and he introduced the Hepburn Act of 1906.

Hepburn Act (1906)

In 1906, Spokane sued under the newly passed Hepburn Act, and won on July 24, 1911.

His testimony led to passage of the Hepburn Act of 1906 which eased railroad fares for western shippers.