1933 U.S. Congress joint resolution to repeal the 18th Amendment and end Prohibition
Joint Resolution Proposing the Twenty-First Amendment to the United States Constitution
Nicknames
Blaine Act
Enacted by
the 72nd United States Congress
Effective
February 20, 1933
Codification
Acts repealed
Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S.J.Res. 211 by John J. Blaine (R-WI) on December 6, 1932
Committee consideration by Judiciary
Passed the Senate on February 17, 1933 (63-23)
Passed the House on February 20, 1933 (289-121)
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