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H.R. 7831: License to Drill Act
119th Congress · introduced 2026-03-05 · Energy · Latest: Became Public Law No: 119-134.
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Official title
License to Drill Act
Plain 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.)
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Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] · 3 cosponsors
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Celeste Maloy (R-UT), Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr7831.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr7831 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills