License to Drill Act became law 229 days after introduction, with cosponsors, all Republicans
IntroducedMar 5, 2026
ReportedMay 14, 2026
Passed one chamberJun 2, 2026
Passed bothSep 30, 2026
LawOct 20, 2026
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 52 words.
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.)
Context
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Policy area
- Energy: 27 of 2,251 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.2%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 34 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 7, from enrolled bill to public law · 378 words
- Subjects
- Licensing and registrationsMiningOil and gas
- Latest action
- Oct 20, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-134.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 5039 License to Drill Act R · Reported
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]