Signed into law
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.)
- Measure
- H.R. 7831 · 119th Congress
- Latest action
- October 20, 2026
- Policy changes
- 1
- Source
- CRS summary (Public Law) · Congress.gov
Became Public Law No: 119-134.
Read it yourself · The summaries below are the Congressional Research Service’s. Under each one you can open the bill’s own wording, or read the full text (enrolled (sent to the President)).
What it would cost
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Who wrote it
All 3 cosponsors
- Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT-2)
- Rep. Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY-AL)
- Rep. Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5)
How Congress voted
No recorded vote: this bill moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, so there is no record of how individual members voted.
Minnesota’s delegation
| Member | On the record |
|---|---|
 Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) | None found |
 Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) | None found |
 Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN-1) | None found |
 Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-2) | None found |
 Rep. Kelly Morrison (D-MN-3) | None found |
 Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-4) | None found |
 Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5) | None found |
 Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN-6) | None found |
 Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-7) | None found |
 Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN-8) | None found |
In their own words
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What it changes — and your vote
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Provision 1
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.)
›Read the bill’s wording · Sec. 2(closest match)
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