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Bill · 119th Congress · S 5039
License to Drill Act
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Introduced 2026-07-21Topic: energySummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceLicense 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.)
Sponsors
- Mike Lee Republican sponsor
- 0 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659. | |
| 2026-09-17 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report. | refer |
| 2026-09-17 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report. | report | |
| 2026-07-29 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | refer |
| 2026-07-21 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | refer |
| 2026-07-21 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |