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H.R. 7831119th CongressIn markupLatest action Jul 29, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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HR 7831 extends federal oil and gas permit application fees through 2037 and routes all fee revenue into the BLM processing fund from 2027 onward.
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HR 7831 extends the deadline for collecting oil and gas permit application fees on federal public land from 2026 to 2037. Starting in 2027, all collected fees will go into the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund, replacing the previous split arrangement where only part of the fees entered that fund.
Oil and gas companies seeking to drill on federal land pay the application fees and are directly affected. The Bureau of Land Management, which reviews and processes those permits, receives the consolidated fee revenue under this bill.
Routing all fees into the processing fund could change how quickly the BLM is able to review permit applications. The pace of permit processing affects oil and gas companies, as well as people who live near or use federal public lands where drilling may occur.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.