Bill · 119th Congress
S. 5039
License to Drill Act
- 01 Introduced
- 02 Committee
- 03 Passed Senate
- 04 Passed House
- 05 To President
- 06 Law
Latest action · Sep 17, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.
What this bill does
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.)
Congressional Research Service · Introduced in Senate · Jul 21, 2026
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Timeline
- Sep 17, 2026Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.
- Sep 17, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
- Jul 29, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 21, 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jul 21, 2026Introduced in Senate
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