S. 5039 — License to Drill Act

What it does · Congressional Research Service

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.)

The “Introduced in Senate” summary, Jul 21, 2026. Read it in full on congress.gov.

The record

Chamber: U.S. Senate
Status: In Committee — Sitting in committee, where most bills die without a vote.
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: Jul 21, 2026
Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Jul 21, 2026)

Recorded floor votes

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