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HR 1555 119th Congress House Energy Energy revenues and royalties Indian lands and resources rights Mining Oil and gas

Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act

Introduced: February 25, 2025 Introduced by: Bice, Stephanie I. Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Became law
Mar 25, 2026
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Mar 18, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 25, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act

This bill exempts certain oil and gas exploration and production activities from permit and environmental review requirements. This exemption applies to activities conducted on nonfederal surface estates located on partially federally-held mineral rights.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from requiring an operator to obtain a federal drilling permit under the Mineral Leasing Act for oil and gas exploration and production activities conducted on a nonfederal surface estate if (1) less than 50% of the subsurface mineral estate to be accessed by the proposed action is federally owned, and (2) the operator submits to the BLM a state permit to conduct such activities on the nonfederal surface estate.

Those activities are not considered to be a major federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and thus are exempt from environmental review requirements under NEPA. Further, those activities are exempt from requirements for federal actions under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

The bill does not apply to Indian lands.

What's happening now March 25, 2026

Subcommittee Hearings Held

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 Lobbying activity 6

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 Cosponsors 3
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Nov 19, 2025
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Goldman, Craig A.
Texas · Nov 19, 2025
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Fedorchak, Julie
North Dakota · Sep 11, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1555: Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1555/
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