Senate Bill 5039
119th Congress(2025-2026)
License to Drill Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 21, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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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.
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.)
July 21, 2026
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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
Aug 4, 2026 4:27:19 PM