U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB1555: Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act
Status: In committee, September 15, 2026
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, February 25, 2025:
A BILL To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act . SECTION 2. Access to federal energy resources from non-federal surface estate Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (r) No federal permit required for oil and gas activities on certain land (1) In general The Secretary shall not require an operator to obtain a Federal drilling permit for oil and gas exploration and production activities conducted on non-Federal surface estate, provided that-- (A) the United States holds an ownership interest of less than 50 percent of the subsurface mineral estate to be accessed by the proposed action; and (B) the operator submits to the Secretary a State permit to conduct oil and gas exploration and production activities on the non-Federal surface estate. (2) No federal action An oil and gas exploration and production activity carried out under paragraph (1)-- (A) shall not be considered a major Federal action for the purposes of section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( …
Sponsors
- Stephanie Bice (R) · primary sponsor
- Fedorchak, Julie (R, HD-000)
- Craig Goldman (R, HD-TX-12)
- Charles Fleischmann (R, HD-003)
Latest actions
- : Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 16.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Oil and gas, Energy, Mining, Energy revenues and royalties, Indian lands and resources rights
Common questions
- What is HB1555?
- HB1555 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act.
- What does HB1555 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB1555?
- In committee as of September 15, 2026. Latest action: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 16. (September 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1555?
- Stephanie Bice (R), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1555?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1555
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