Volstead ActArticle Free Pass Volstead Act, formally National
Prohibition Act, U.S. law enacted in 1919 (and taking effect in
1920) to provide enforcement for the Eighteenth Amendment,
prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages. It
is named for Minnesota Rep. Andrew Volstead, chairman of the
House Judiciary Committee, who had championed the bill and
prohibition. The act was vetoed by Pres. Woodrow Wilson, but it
became law after Congress voted to override the veto. What made
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