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H.R. 7831

License to Drill Act

Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Natural Resources Committee · Rep. Mike Kennedy (R-UT)

Official summary (Congressional Research Service, Public Law): License to Drill Act

This act 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.)

Signed by Pres. Trump 20 October 2026

Record as of 20 October 2026 — the most recent action in the official record. Status can lag; each step below carries its own date.

  1. 20 October 2026 Signed by Pres. Trump

    What's next: Takes effect (on enactment unless the text sets other dates)

  2. 20 October 2026 Became Public Law
  3. 15 October 2026 Presented to President
  4. 1 more action
    1. 14 October 2026 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. 30 September 2026 Passed Senate (unanimous consent)
  6. 17 September 2026 Reported by committee
  7. 17 September 2026 Placed on calendar (Senate)
  8. 3 more actions
    1. 29 July 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
    2. 15 July 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
    3. 3 June 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  9. 2 June 2026 Passed House (voice vote)
  10. 4 more actions
    1. 2 June 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
    2. 2 June 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7831.
    3. 2 June 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3757-3578)
    4. 2 June 2026 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. 20 May 2026 Reported by committee
  12. 20 May 2026 Placed on calendar (House)
  13. 14 May 2026 Discharged from committee (House)
  14. 3 more actions
    1. 14 May 2026 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
    2. 14 May 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
    3. 25 March 2026 Subcommittee Hearings Held
  15. 18 March 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
  16. 5 March 2026 Referred to committee
  17. 5 March 2026 Introduced in House
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