HR 7831 119th Congress House In Committee

License to Drill Act

Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · Jun 3, 2026

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Legislative Summary

License to Drill Act This bill extends through FY2037 the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) authority to collect oil and gas permit processing fees. For each new permit application, BLM collects a fee that is transferred to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund. (Under current law, the fees are authorized through FY2026.)

Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS).

Sponsor
Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3]
Independent · UT
Cosponsors (3)
Rep. MaloyRep. HagemanRep. Bice

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