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Bills/HR 7831
HR 7831Passed Senate

License to Drill Act

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Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Both Chambers
Enacted
SummaryReported to House
2026-05-20

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.)

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Reported to Senate2026-09-17T04:00:00Z
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Referred in Senate2026-06-03T04:00:00Z
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Engrossed in House2026-06-02T04:00:00Z
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Reported in House2026-05-20T04:00:00Z
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Introduced in House2026-03-05T05:00:00Z
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119th Congress
Cosponsors0
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Last Action2026-09-30
Passed Senate without amendment by Unani
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Legislative Subjects3 total
Licensing and registrationsMiningOil and gas
Latest Action2026-09-30

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5226-5231)