Elkins Act

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The Elkins Act of 1903 strengthened the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 by imposing heavy fines on railroads offering rebates and on the shippers accepting them. The railroad companies were not permitted to deviate from published rates. The law was sponsored by President Theodore Roosevelt, and greatly boosted his popularity. This is not to be confused with the Mann-Elkins Act of 1910.

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