Bills/H.R. 7831119th Congress

License to Drill Act

Signed by the President
Public Law No: 119-134
Companion bill: S. 5039(Identical bill)
Cosponsors
3
Introduced
2026-03-05
Last action
2026-10-20

Became Public Law No: 119-134.

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Action Timeline
  1. PresidentLatest

    Became Public Law No: 119-134.

  2. President

    Signed by President.

  3. President

    Presented to President.

  4. Senate

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  5. Senate

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5226-5231)

  6. Senate

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  7. Senate

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 665.

  8. Senate

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.

  9. Senate

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  10. Senate

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

  11. Senate

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

  12. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  13. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)

  14. House

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)

  15. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7831.

  16. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3757-3578)

  17. House

    Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  18. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.

  19. House

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-665.

  20. House

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  21. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  22. House

    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged

  23. House

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  24. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

  25. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  26. House

    Introduced in House

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Licensing and registrationsMiningOil and gas