3.0.0 7831 2026-09-08T18:09:59Z 2026-09-08T18:19:00Z House H HR 2026-03-05 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7831 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 42 (Thursday, March 5, 2026)][House][Pages H2472-H2473]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KENNEDY of Utah:H.R. 7831.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: [The Congress shall havePower . . . ] To make all[[Page H2473]]Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or Officer thereof.]]> sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Hearings By (subcommittee) 2026-07-15T18:30:10Z Markup By 2026-07-29T13:30:08Z Referred To 2026-06-03T20:57:47Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Discharged from 2026-05-14T14:30:00Z Hearings By (subcommittee) 2026-03-25T14:15:00Z Referred to 2026-03-18T15:00:00Z Reported By 2026-05-20T22:13:15Z Markup By 2026-05-14T15:00:00Z Referred To 2026-03-05T15:05:05Z H. Rept. 119-665 License to Drill Act 119 5039 S 2026-07-29 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Identical bill CRS 2026-07-29 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2026-07-15 sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. Committee 2026-06-03 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2026-06-02 15:44:04 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2026-06-02 15:44:00 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2026-06-02 15:44:00 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2026-06-02 15:33:04 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7831. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2026-06-02 15:33:03 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3757-3578) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2026-06-02 15:32:53 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2026-05-20 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00579 2026-05-20 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-665. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2026-05-20 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-665. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2026-05-14 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2026-05-14 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2026-05-14 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged Committee 2026-03-25 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held Committee 2026-03-18 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2026-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2026-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000403 Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] Mike Kennedy R UT 3 N M001228 Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] Celeste Maloy R UT 2 2026-03-24 False H001096 Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] Harriet Hageman R WY M. 0 2026-03-27 False B000740 Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] Stephanie Bice R OK I. 5 2026-04-23 False Energy Licensing and registrations 2026-03-31T16:02:28Z Mining 2026-03-31T16:02:19Z Oil and gas 2026-03-31T16:02:14Z Energy 2026-05-28T15:11:46Z 07 2026-05-20 Reported to House 2026-05-29T12:54:10Z 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.)

]]> License to Drill Act Display Title 45 License to Drill Act 2026-07-17T23:53:45Z Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 License to Drill Act 2026-06-09T05:23:22Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 License to Drill Act 2026-06-04T03:08:35Z H House Engrossed in House EH Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to extend the period of time during which the Secretary of the Interior is required to collect a fee for each new application for a permit to drill, and for other purposes. 2026-06-04T03:08:35Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 License to Drill Act 2026-05-22T02:23:25Z H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 License to Drill Act 2026-03-20T02:08:23Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to extend the period of time during which the Secretary of the Interior is required to collect a fee for each new application for a permit to drill, and for other purposes. 2026-03-20T02:03:21Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2026-06-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7831rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr7831rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2026-06-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7831eh/xml/BILLS-119hr7831eh.xml Reported in House 2026-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7831rh/xml/BILLS-119hr7831rh.xml Introduced in House 2026-03-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7831ih/xml/BILLS-119hr7831ih.xml 2026-07-29 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.