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H.R. 7831

License to Drill Act

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

20 October 2026  |  Signed by Pres. Trump

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

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.)

Posted 21 October 2026

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