Bill Tracker / 119th Congress / S. 5039
S. 5039 · 119th Congress
License to Drill Act
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Latest action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659. — 09/17/2026
What This Bill Does
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.)
Summary as of 07/21/2026, via Congress.gov / Congressional Research Service.
Introduced
07/21/2026
Policy Area
Energy