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HR7831
License to Drill Act
Last scannedOct 19, 2026, 2:45 AM
In one sentence
This bill extends the time the Bureau of Land Management can collect fees for processing new oil and gas drilling permits through fiscal year 2037.
What it does
- Extends the authority to collect oil and gas permit processing fees through fiscal year 2037.
- Requires that all fees collected for fiscal years 2027 through 2037 be transferred to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund.
- Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to change the expiration date of the fee collection authority from 2026 to 2037.
Who it affects
- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
- Applicants who submit new applications for oil and gas drilling permits.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill does not specify the exact dollar amount of the fee.
- The bill does not state how the funds in the Improvement Fund will be spent.
Plain language
Terms to know
- BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund
- A specific fund that receives the fees collected for processing drilling permits.
- Fiscal Year
- A one-year period used for government budgeting.
Official record
Sources
Read the official 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.)
Official activity
Bill history
- Presented to President.House floor actions
- Presented to President.Library of Congress
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.Senate
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5226-5231)Senate
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.Library of Congress
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 665.Senate
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.Senate
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.Library of Congress
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.Senate
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.Senate
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Senate
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)House floor actions
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)Library of Congress
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7831.House floor actions
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3757-3578)House floor actions
- Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.House floor actions
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.House floor actions
- Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-665.House floor actions
- Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-665.Library of Congress