H.R. 7831 · 119th Congress

License to Drill Act

Introduced on Mar 5, 2026 by Mike Kennedy (R-UT-3). 3 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Sep 30, 2026): Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5226-5231)

Stage
Passed both chambers
Introduced
Mar 5, 2026
Cosponsors
3
0 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

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.

Subjects

  • Licensing and registrations
  • Mining
  • Oil and gas

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, May 20, 2026). Public domain.

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.)

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Mike KennedyR-UT-3Sponsor

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 5, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Mar 5, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Mar 5, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Mar 18, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  5. Mar 25, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. May 14, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
  7. May 14, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. May 14, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  9. May 20, 2026Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-665.
  10. May 20, 2026 · HouseReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-665.
  11. May 20, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.
  12. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3757-3578)
  14. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7831.
  15. Jun 2, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)
  16. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)
  17. Jun 2, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Jun 3, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  19. Jul 15, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
  20. Jul 29, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  21. Sep 17, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
  22. Sep 17, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
  23. Sep 17, 2026 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 665.
  24. Sep 30, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  25. Sep 30, 2026 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5226-5231)

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE2 reports
    $4.7M reported (all issues)
  2. American Exploration & Production Council2 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  3. CONOCOPHILLIPS2 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)
  4. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.2 reports
    $3.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC$713.4K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. Independent Petroleum Association of America2 reports
    $430K reported (all issues)
  6. National Taxpayers Union1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.