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House Bill 7831
119th Congress(2025-2026)
License to Drill Act
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Passed Senate on Sep 30, 2026
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The bill extends the time to allocate oil and gas permit fees to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund from 2026 to 2037, impacting the processing of permits for oil and gas activities on federal lands. The amendment directs all fees collected from 2027 to 2037 to the mentioned fund, altering the allocation process outlined in the Mineral Leasing Act. It provides support for the Bureau of Land Management's efforts to improve the efficiency of processing oil and gas permits, affecting the management of natural resources and energy production on public lands.

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Introduced
Mar 5, 2026
Latest Action
Sep 30, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7831
Congress
119
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Mike Kennedy
Utah
Republican
Stephanie Bice
Oklahoma
Republican
Celeste Maloy
Utah
Republican
Harriet M. Hageman
Wyoming
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on June 2, 2026
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)
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.)

Text (6)
Enrolled Bill
Reported to Senate
September 17, 2026
Referred in Senate
June 3, 2026
Engrossed in House
June 2, 2026
Reported in House
May 20, 2026
Introduced in House
March 5, 2026
Related Bills (1)
Jul 21, 2026
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 5039
License to Drill Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
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CRS
Type
Related Bill
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House
09/30/2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5226-5231)
09/30/2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
09/17/2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 665.
09/17/2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
07/29/2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
07/15/2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
06/03/2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
06/02/2026
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
06/02/2026
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)
06/02/2026
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)
06/02/2026
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7831.
06/02/2026
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3757-3578)
06/02/2026
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
05/20/2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.
05/20/2026
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-665.
05/14/2026
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
05/14/2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
05/14/2026
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
03/25/2026
Subcommittee Hearings Held
03/18/2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
03/05/2026
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
03/05/2026
Introduced in House
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H.R.7831 119 License to Drill Act
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