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==Legislative History== |
==Legislative History== |
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The Act was passed by the [[United States Congress]] on [[October 28]], [[1919]] over the [[veto]] by |
The Act was passed by the [[United States Congress]] on [[October 28]], [[1919]] over the [[veto]] by President [[Woodrow Wilson]]. It went into effect with the [[Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Eighteenth Amendment]] on [[January 16]], [[1920]]. |
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[[Repeal of prohibition|Prohibition was repealed]] in 1933. |
[[Repeal of prohibition|Prohibition was repealed]] in 1933. |
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Revision as of 19:02, 9 April 2006
The National Prohibition Act of 1919 (more popularly known as the Volstead Act, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 305) enforced the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, dealing with the prohibition of alcohol. The Act is named for Representative Andrew Volstead (Republican from Minnesota), the sponsor of the Act.
In doing so, it defined the term "beer, wine, or other intoxicating malt or vinous liquors" to mean any beverage with greater than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
Legislative History
The Act was passed by the United States Congress on October 28, 1919 over the veto by President Woodrow Wilson. It went into effect with the Eighteenth Amendment on January 16, 1920.
Prohibition was repealed in 1933.