ms. herrera beutler. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. herrera beutler: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my friend for yielding me the time. i want to begin by saying thank you to the members of the natural resources committee and my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for helping move this bill forward in a truly bipartisan manner. my bill, h.r. 5317, repeals the antiquated 19th century law from 1834 to be exact, that prohibits distilleries on tribal lands. this prohibition was enacted at a time when the federal government took a more paternalistic stance with indian tribes and while many other provisions of the larger statute have been repealed, somehow the distillery prohibition remains. this issue came to my attention from a tribe from my home in southwest washington. the tribe began the permitting process for a new economic development project on reservation land, which includes a construction and operation of a distillery. in the midst of the project, they were made aware of the 1834 law from the bureau of indian affairs who suggest