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| Long title | An Act to prevent the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. |
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| Nicknames | District of Columbia Prohibition Act |
| Enacted by | the 64th United States Congress |
| Effective | March 3, 1917 |
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| Public law | 64-383 |
| Statutes at Large | 39 Stat. 1123 |
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The Sheppard Bone-Dry Act, sponsored by Sen. Morris Sheppard (D) of Texas, was passed by the US Congress in 1917. It imposed a ban on alcoholic beverages in the District of Columbia. [1] The act prohibited alcohol production and sales but included exceptions for religious and medical use. It was a precursor to the 18th Amendment, which Sheppard also championed, leading to national Prohibition in 1920. The term “bone-dry” refers to its strict prohibition measures, reflecting Sheppard’s temperance advocacy. The act remained in effect until Prohibition’s repeal in 1933.
