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S. 5039 Senate Energy

License to Drill Act

Committee Consideration
Introduced
Jul 21, 2026
Sponsor
Sen. Lee, Mike (R-UT)
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STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

Currently in the Senate. Last action: committee on energy and natural resources. ordered to be reported without amendment favorably on Jul 29, 2026.

  1. Senate Introduced in Senate Jul 21, 2026
  2. Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Jul 21, 2026
  3. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Jul 29, 2026

Subjects

Licensing and registrationsMiningOil and gas

Committees

  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee
    • [Markup By, Jul 29, 2026]
    • [Referred To, Jul 21, 2026]

Summary

License to Drill ActThis 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 as of: Introduced in Senate]

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