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.
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.
Florida’s delegation
| Member | On the record |
|---|---|
 Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) | None found |
 Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) | None found |
 Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-FL-1) | None found |
 Rep. Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2) | None found |
 Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL-3) | None found |
 Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL-4) | None found |
 Rep. John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5) | None found |
 Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL-6) | None found |
 Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL-7) | None found |
 Rep. Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8) | None found |
 Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL-9) | None found |
 Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10) | None found |
 Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL-11) | None found |
 Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12) | None found |
 Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13) | None found |
 Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) | None found |
 Rep. Laurel M. Lee (R-FL-15) | None found |
 Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16) | None found |
 Rep. W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17) | None found |
 Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL-18) | None found |
 Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL-19) | None found |
 Rep. Brian J. Mast (R-FL-21) | None found |
 Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL-22) | None found |
 Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) | None found |
 Rep. Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24) | None found |
 Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) | None found |
 Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-26) | None found |
 Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) | None found |
 Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL-28) | None found |
In their own words
What members have said about this bill, quoted exactly and linked to the source. Your delegation is listed first.
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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.)
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