H.R. 7831 — Presented to President

License to Drill Act

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

15 October 2026 | Presented to President

What's next: President has 10 days (Sundays excepted): sign, veto, or it becomes law unsigned (pocket veto if adjournment prevents return)

Official summary (Congressional Research Service, Reported to House): 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.)

Posted 16 October 2026