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S. 5039

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 5039, the License to Drill Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 21, 2026 by Sen. Mike Lee (R). It last saw action on Jul 29, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Record

Text

S. 5039 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb5039/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S5039 IS: License to Drill Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-07-21
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 5039  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   July 21, 2026   Mr. Lee  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to extend the period of time during which the Secretary of the Interior is required to collect a fee for each new application for a permit to drill, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   License to Drill Act  .
2.
BLM oil and gas permit processing fee
Section 35(d) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 191(d) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by striking  2026  and inserting  2037 ;
(2)
in paragraph (3)—
(A)
by striking  Of the fees collected under this subsection for a fiscal year, the  and inserting  The ; and
(B)
by striking  transfer—  and all that follows through  the Fund  and inserting  transfer, for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2037, all of the fees collected under this subsection for each such fiscal year to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund ; and
(3)
in paragraph (4), by striking  2026  and inserting  2037 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-07-21
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Jul 21, 2026

sb5039/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (07/21/2026)

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.)

Sponsors

Sen. Mike Lee (R) sponsors S. 5039 alone.

Mike Lee

Sen. · R–UT · Sponsor

Committees

S. 5039 went before 1 committee: Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Markup By · Jul 29, 2026 · 314 Bills

Actions

S. 5039 has taken 3 actions since Jul 21, 2026, the latest on Jul 29, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jul 29, 2026
Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Jul 21, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Jul 21, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 5039 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 5039, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 5039 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • License to Drill Act — Display Title
  • License to Drill Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to extend the period of time during which the Secretary of the Interior is required to collect a fee for each new application for a permit to drill, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 5039 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 5039’s is Energy.

s5039/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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