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Senate Bill 5039
119th Congress(2025-2026)
License to Drill Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 21, 2026
Overview
Text
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The "License to Drill Act" extends the Bureau of Land Management's authority to collect oil and gas permit processing fees until 2037, providing funding for the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund. This bill impacts the processing of fees related to oil and gas permits on federal lands, extending the collection period and directing all fees to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund for fiscal years 2027 through 2037.

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Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Jul 21, 2026
Latest Action
Sep 17, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5039
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 Lee
Utah
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
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 (2)
Reported to Senate
September 17, 2026
Introduced in Senate
July 21, 2026
Related Bills (1)
Sep 30, 2026
Passed Senate
4
Sponsorship
House Bill 7831
License to Drill Act
Active
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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CRS
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
House
Actions (5)
09/17/2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.
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.
07/21/2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
07/21/2026
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 2, 2026 6:19:25 PM
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