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License to Drill Act
A bill 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.
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- Became law
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.)
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Sep 17, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.
- Sep 17, 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
- Jul 29, 2026 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 21, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jul 21, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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