HR 7831

Summary

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.)

Bill status

Status

Reported

Sponsor

Rep. Mike Kennedy [R-UT-3]

Cosponsors

3

Policy area

Energy

Introduced

2026-03-05

Latest action

2026-07-15: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

Committee referrals

• Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2026-06-03
• Natural Resources Committee: House · Reported By · 2026-05-20
• Natural Resources Committee: House · Markup By · 2026-05-14
• Natural Resources Committee: House · Referred To · 2026-03-05

Recent actions

• 2026-06-03: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
• 2026-06-02: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
• 2026-06-02: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)
• 2026-06-02: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)
• 2026-06-02: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7831.