Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Natural Resources Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to significantly extend the duration of a specific fee collection. It prolongs the period during which the Secretary of the Interior is required to collect a fee for each new application for a permit to drill, moving the expiration date from 2026 to 2037 . Furthermore, the legislation clarifies and mandates that for fiscal years 2027 through 2037, all fees collected from these drilling permit applications must be transferred to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund . This ensures continued funding for permit processing improvements through these collected fees for an additional eleven years.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-665.
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3757-3578)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7831.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-665.
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3757-3578)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7831.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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License to Drill Act
USA119th CongressHR-7831| House
| Updated: 6/3/2026
This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to significantly extend the duration of a specific fee collection. It prolongs the period during which the Secretary of the Interior is required to collect a fee for each new application for a permit to drill, moving the expiration date from 2026 to 2037 . Furthermore, the legislation clarifies and mandates that for fiscal years 2027 through 2037, all fees collected from these drilling permit applications must be transferred to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund . This ensures continued funding for permit processing improvements through these collected fees for an additional eleven years.