Sheppard Bone-Dry Act
{{Short description|1917 Ban on alcoholic beverages in Columbia's district}}
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| shorttitle = Sheppard Bone-Dry Act
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| longtitle = An Act to prevent the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
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| nickname = District of Columbia Prohibition Act
| enacted by = 64th
| effective date = March 3, 1917
| public law url = http://legisworks.org/congress/64/publaw-383.pdf
| cite public law = 64-383
| cite statutes at large = {{usstat|39|1123}}
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| introducedin = Senate
| introducedbill = {{USBill|64|S.|1082}}
| introducedby = Morris Sheppard (D-TX)
| introduceddate = February 11, 1916
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| passedbody1 = Senate
| passeddate1 = January 9, 1917
| passedvote1 = [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/64-2/s293 59-34]
| passedbody2 = House
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| passeddate2 = February 28, 1917
| passedvote2 = [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/64-2/h151 276-143]
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| signedpresident = Woodrow Wilson
| signeddate = March 3, 1917
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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. {{cite news |last1=Craddock |first1=Van |title=Craddock: Raising a glass to Morris Sheppard {{!}} Local News {{!}} news-journal.com |url=https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/craddock-raising-a-glass-to-morris-sheppard/article_6c3845f2-2ea2-5589-89e4-6a916b8de8d8.html |access-date=7 August 2024 |work=Longview News-Journal |date=5 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807210653/https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/craddock-raising-a-glass-to-morris-sheppard/article_6c3845f2-2ea2-5589-89e4-6a916b8de8d8.html |archive-date=7 August 2024}}