Bill Detail

H.R. 7831

Congress: 119

Title

License to Drill Act

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.)

Sponsor

Rep. Mike Kennedy [R-UT-3]

Status

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Introduced

2026-03-05

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Bill Engagement

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.

Sponsor

Rep. Mike Kennedy [R-UT-3]R

Status

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cosponsors

0D · 3R

Partisan (R only)

LDA engagement

2 orgs · 2 filings

Top: Chevron U.s.a. Inc.

Introduced

2026-03-05

Lobbyists on the case

2 orgs · 9 lobbyists · 2 filings mention H.R. 7831 (License to Drill Act) in LDA disclosures.

Top orgs filing

Chevron U.s.a. Inc.1 filing · 6 lobs
American Exploration & Production Council1 filing · 3 lobs

Lobbyists on this bill

Samuel Cloud2026 Q1
American Exploration & Production Council
Carrie Domnitch2026 Q1
Chevron U.s.a. Inc.
Parker Kasmer2026 Q1
American Exploration & Production Council
Wendy Kirchoff2026 Q1
American Exploration & Production Council
Jason Larrabee2026 Q1
Chevron U.s.a. Inc.
Michael Leahy2026 Q1
Chevron U.s.a. Inc.
Debra Marshall2026 Q1
Chevron U.s.a. Inc.
Lesley Schaaff2026 Q1
Chevron U.s.a. Inc. · Director, Policy & Regulatory Analysis, Administrator's Office, US Environmental Protection Agenc…

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