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Andrew Volstead is best remembered as the author of the Volstead Act (officially known as the National Prohibition Act of 1919), which permitted enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (the Prohibition Amendment). The Volstead Act was vetoed by President Woodrow Wilson but overridden by Congress.
It appears that the author of the bill was largely Wayne Wheeler, the de facto leader of the Anti-Saloon League. It was Wheeler who conceived and largely drafted the bill, although Volstead denied that assertion. Volstead was chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and it was his job to sponsor the legislation. Nevertheless, Prohibition transformed the name of an otherwise obscure legislator from Minnesota into a household word. The name Volstead was cursed by some, praised by others, but known by all.
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Why did congress pass the volstead act after states ratified the eighteenth amendement?
The Volstead Act provided enforcement
What was the prohibition act called?
The Volstead Act is the name of the actual statute that spelled out how the Eighteenth Amendment prohibiting alcohol was to be implemented.The Volstead Act.
When was the Capper-Volstead Act?
1922
What law was passed to enforce prohibition?
It was the Volstead Act.
Which legislation passed to support the Eighteenth Amendment?
The Volstead Act
Which act of congress introduced prohibition?
The Volstead Act.
Who Passed the Volsted act of 1919?
The 66th United States Congress passed the Volstead Act October 28, 1919. It was first introduced in the House by Andrew Volstead.
Why did congress pass the volstead act after states ratified the eighteenth amendement?
The Volstead Act provided enforcement
What act enforced prohibition?
The Volstead Act
What was the prohibition act called?
The Volstead Act is the name of the actual statute that spelled out how the Eighteenth Amendment prohibiting alcohol was to be implemented.The Volstead Act.
The Act that enforced Prohibition was called?
The Volstead Act
What act enforced the prohibition of alcohol?
The Volstead Act.
What is the name of the senator that created prohibition?
The Volstead Act is named after Andrew Volstead of Minnesota.
When was the Capper-Volstead Act?
1922
What states did not ratify Volstead Act?
unfortanatly not all of the states could ratify the volstead act because it required heavy funding
In 1919 what act was passed that punished violators of prohibition?
The Volstead Act
What law was passed to enforce prohibition?
It was the Volstead Act.
