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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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License to Drill Act

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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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License to Drill Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] · 3 cosponsors

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr7831 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills