| Shorttitle: | Sheppard Bone-Dry Act |
| Longtitle: | An Act to prevent the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. |
| 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 |
| Introducedin: | Senate |
| Introducedby: | Morris Sheppard (D-TX) |
| Introduceddate: | February 11, 1916 |
| Passedbody1: | Senate |
| Passeddate1: | January 9, 1917 |
| Passedvote1: | 59-34 |
| Passedbody2: | House |
| Passeddate2: | February 28, 1917 |
| Passedvote2: | 276-143 |
| Signedpresident: | Woodrow Wilson |
| Signeddate: | March 3, 1917 |
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]