United States
S. 5039
License to Drill Act
Official summary (Congressional Research Service, Introduced in Senate): 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.)
Reported by committee 17 September 2026
Record as of 17 September 2026 — the most recent action in the official record. Status can lag; each step below carries its own date.
- 17 September 2026 Reported by committee
What's next: Floor scheduling (leadership decides if and when it gets a vote)
- 17 September 2026 Placed on calendar (Senate)
1 more action
- 29 July 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 21 July 2026 Referred to committee
- 21 July 2026 Introduced in Senate
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