7 USC § 226 - Powers of Interstate Commerce Commission unaffected

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s226"
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title: "7 USC § 226 - Powers of Interstate Commerce Commission unaffected"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "226"
section_name: "Powers of Interstate Commerce Commission unaffected"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title IV, § 406(a), 42 Stat. 169.)"
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# § 226. Powers of Interstate Commerce Commission unaffected

Nothing in this chapter shall affect the power or jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission, nor confer upon the Secretary concurrent power or jurisdiction over any matter within the power or jurisdiction of such commission.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title IV, § 406(a), 42 Stat. 169.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section is comprised of subsec. (a) of section 406, of act . Subsecs. (b) to (e) of section 406, as amended, are classified to .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Abolition of Interstate Commerce Commission and Transfer of Functions

Interstate Commerce Commission abolished and functions of Commission transferred, except as otherwise provided in , to Surface Transportation Board effective , by , Transportation, and , set out as a note under . References to Interstate Commerce Commission deemed to refer to Surface Transportation Board, a member or employee of the Board, or Secretary of Transportation, as appropriate, see , set out as a note under .