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Volstead Act
The
National Prohibition Act
, known informally as the
Volstead Act
, was enacted to carry out the intent of the
Eighteenth Amendment
, which established
prohibition in the United States
. The
Anti-Saloon League
's
Wayne Wheeler
conceived and drafted the bill, which was named for
Andrew Volstead
, Chairman of the
House Judiciary Committee
, who managed the legislation.
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