<Table> Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Long title </Th> <Td> An act to regulate commerce </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Enacted by </Th> <Td> the 49th United States Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Effective </Th> <Td> February 4, 1887 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Citations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Public law </Th> <Td> Pub. L. 49--104 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Statutes at Large </Th> <Td> 24 Stat. 379 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Legislative history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Major amendments </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Elkins Act Hepburn Act Mann--Elkins Act Valuation Act Motor Carrier Act of 1935 Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act Staggers Rail Act Motor Carrier Act of 1980 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Long title </Th> <Td> An act to regulate commerce </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Enacted by </Th> <Td> the 49th United States Congress </Td> </Tr>

One of the most important features of the interstate commerce act was that it