[115th Congress Public Law 304]
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Public Law 115-304
115th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To repeal section 2141 of the Revised Statutes to remove the prohibition 
   on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands. <<NOTE: Dec. 11, 
                         2018 -  [H.R. 5317]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ALCOHOL MANUFACTURING 
                              ON INDIAN LANDS.

    Section 2141 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 251) is repealed.
SEC. 2. <<NOTE: 25 USC 251 note.>>  NO EFFECT ON TAXATION OR STATE 
                    AUTHORITY TO REGULATE ALCOHOL WITHIN STATE 
                    BORDERS.

    (a) No Effect on Taxation.--Nothing in section 1 or the repeal made 
by section 1 shall affect State or Federal taxation.
    (b) State Authority Unaffected.--Nothing in section 1 or the repeal 
made by section 1 shall diminish, enlarge, or otherwise affect a State's 
authority to regulate the importation and sale of alcoholic beverages 
within its own borders, including State authority over the manufacture, 
distribution, transportation, or sale of intoxicating liquors.

    Approved December 11, 2018.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 5317:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115-703 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 115-363 (Comm. on Indian Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018):
            Sept. 12, considered and passed House.
            Nov. 27, considered and passed Senate.

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