Webb–Kenyon Act
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The Webb–Kenyon Act was a 1913 law of the United States that regulated the interstate transport of alcoholic beverages. It was meant to provide federal support for the prohibition efforts of individual states in the face of charges that state regulation of alcohol usurped the federal government's exclusive constitutional right to regulate interstate commerce.
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Long title | An Act divesting intoxicating liquors of their interstate character in certain cases. |
Nicknames | Interstate Transportation Liquor Act |
Enacted by | the 62nd United States Congress |
Effective | March 1, 1913 |
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Public law | 62-398 |
Statutes at Large | 37 Stat. 700 aka 37 Stat. 699 |
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