S. 5039 · 119th Congress
License to Drill Act
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Mike Lee
- Introduced
- 2026-07-21
- Latest action
- 2026-09-17 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
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.)