HR 7831 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

License to Drill Act

Introduced Mar 5, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Mike Kennedy R-UT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 20, 2026 Became Public Law No: 119-134.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 5, 2026
  2. Passed HouseJun 2, 2026
  3. Passed SenateSep 30, 2026
  4. To the PresidentOct 15, 2026
  5. Became lawOct 20, 2026

Summary

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.)

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 24, 2026 to Apr 23, 2026.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-UTCeleste MaloyMar 24, 2026
R-WYHarriet M. HagemanMar 27, 2026
R-OKStephanie I. BiceApr 23, 2026

Actions 28

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 20, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-134.
  2. Oct 20, 2026Signed by President.
  3. Oct 15, 2026Presented to President.
  4. Oct 14, 2026Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Sep 30, 2026Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 5039License to Drill ActRelated billSep 17, 2026
S 5039License to Drill ActIdentical billSep 17, 2026

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Text 6

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Sep 17, 2026Reported to Senate
  3. Jun 3, 2026Referred in Senate
  4. Jun 2, 2026Engrossed in House
  5. May 20, 2026Reported in House
  6. Mar 5, 2026Introduced in House

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