A bill to reform the economic regulation of railroads, and for other purposes.
Enacted by
the 96th United States Congress
Effective
October 14, 1980
Citations
Public law
Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 96–448
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as "Harley O. Staggers Rail Act of 1980" (S. 1946) by Howard Cannon (D-NV) on October 29, 1979
Committee consideration by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Passed the Senate on April 1, 1980 (91-4)
Passed the House on September 9, 1980 (337-20)
Reported by the joint conference committee on September 29, 1980; agreed to by the Senate on September 30, 1980 (66-2) and by the House on September 30, 1980
Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 14, 1980
President Jimmy Carter signs the Staggers Rail Act into law on October 14, 1980. Representative Harley O. Staggers, sponsor of the bill, stands to the president's right.
The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 is a United States federal law that deregulated the American railroad industry to a significant extent, and it replaced the regulatory structure that had existed since the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.[1]
^Staggers Rail Act of 1980, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 96–448, S. 1946, 94 Stat. 1895, enacted October 14, 1980
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