The crossword solutions for the term VOLSTEAD are ACT, which stands for the National Prohibition ACT of 1919. The National Prohibition ACT was also known as the Volstead ACT, named after Andrew J. Volstead, who was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota and the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. The ACT was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson in October 1919. It prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States.