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HR 7831 119th Congress House Energy Licensing and registrations Mining Oil and gas

License to Drill Act

Introduced: March 27, 2026 Introduced by: Kennedy, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 2, 2026 · 3:44 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)
Jun 2, 2026 · 3:44 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)
Jun 2, 2026 · 3:33 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7831.
Jun 2, 2026 · 3:33 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3757-3578)
Jun 2, 2026 · 3:32 PM EDT
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 2, 2026 · 3:44 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 20, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.
May 20, 2026
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-665.
May 14, 2026
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
May 14, 2026
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
May 14, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 25, 2026
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Mar 18, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 5, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.)

What's happening now June 3, 2026

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Apr 23, 2026
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Hageman, Harriet M.
Wyoming · Mar 27, 2026
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Maloy, Celeste
Utah · Mar 24, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7831: License to Drill Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7831/
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"H.R. 7831: License to Drill Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7831/.
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H.R. 7831, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7831/.
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