Bill gives states more money from federal oil and gas leases
H.R. 10831 — Acquired Lands Revenue Modernization Act · Filed by David Taylor (R-OH) · Introduced Oct 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes how money from oil and gas leases gets split. States will get a bigger share of the money. The bill modifies the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands. It also modifies the Mineral Leasing Act to change how money is calculated and given out.
Who it affects
States get more money for schools, roads, or other services. The federal government gets less money for protecting and managing public lands.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say which federal programs will lose money. States could use extra money for schools or roads, or for drilling.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 15, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- acquired lands — Land that the federal government bought or took over
- oil and gas leases — Deals that let companies drill and pay money to the owner
- Mineral Leasing Act — Federal law that sets rules for leasing land to drill for minerals
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (889 characters) on Oct 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,388 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-21.
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