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HR-7831 119th Congress

License to Drill Act

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

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. House
  4. Senate
  5. President
  6. Law

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.)

Actions

  1. Sep 30, 2026 · Senate
    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5226-5231)
  2. Sep 30, 2026 · House
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  3. Sep 17, 2026 · Senate
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 665.
  4. Sep 17, 2026 · Senate
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
  5. Sep 17, 2026 · House
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
  6. Jul 29, 2026 · Senate
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  7. Jul 15, 2026 · Senate
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
  8. Jun 3, 2026 · Senate
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  9. Jun 2, 2026 · House
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. Jun 2, 2026 · House
    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)
  11. Jun 2, 2026 · House
    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)
  12. Jun 2, 2026 · House
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7831.
  13. Jun 2, 2026 · House
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3757-3578)
  14. Jun 2, 2026 · House
    Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  15. May 20, 2026 · House
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.
  16. May 20, 2026 · House
    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-665.
  17. May 20, 2026 · House
    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-665.
  18. May 14, 2026 · House
    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  19. May 14, 2026 · House
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  20. May 14, 2026 · House
    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
  21. Mar 25, 2026 · House
    Subcommittee Hearings Held
  22. Mar 18, 2026 · House
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  23. Mar 5, 2026 · House
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  24. Mar 5, 2026 · House
    Introduced in House
  25. Mar 5, 2026 · House
    Introduced in House

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