# 119-s-5039: License to Drill Act

119-s-5039, License to Drill Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-23).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5039
- As of: 2026-10-23
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5039
- Congress: 119
- Title: License to Drill Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-07-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-23

## Summary

This bill would extend collection of a per-application permit processing fee and **direct those fees into a dedicated BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund**. It would move the deadline for fee collection from 2026 to 2037. - Permit applicants: Companies that apply for new drilling permits would keep paying the per-application processing fee through 2037. - Bureau of Land Management: For fiscal years 2027 through 2037, all fees collected under this subsection would be transferred to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund to support permit processing improvements. - Fee amount: The text does not change the dollar amount of the permit processing fee.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New fund for federal drilling permit fees: benefit, low. This bill would extend a per-application fee on new federal oil and gas drilling permits through fiscal year 2037. For each fiscal year 2027 through 2037, the bill would require all fees collected that year to be transferred to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund. The bill would not change t…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5653: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1801: International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025
- 119-s-1249: Drone Integration and Zoning Act
- 119-s-62: America First Act
- 119-s-4280: SAFE Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5039 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5039)

## Related
- [119-s-5653: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5653)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-1801: International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1801)
- [119-s-1249: Drone Integration and Zoning Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1249)
- [119-s-62: America First Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-62)
- [119-s-4280: SAFE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4280)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5039 (as of 2026-10-23).