Bill increases state payments from federal oil and gas leases.
S. 5688 — Acquired Lands Revenue Modernization Act · Filed by Bernie Moreno (R-OH) · Introduced Oct 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes two federal laws about oil and gas leasing. It raises the share of money from these leases that goes to states. It removes a cap that now limits state payments. More money will go to states instead of the federal government.
Who it affects
States will get more money from oil and gas leases on federal lands. The federal government will get less money. How states spend this money is up to them.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how states must use the extra money. The federal government may have less money for land management or conservation.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Oct 15, 2026 — Referred to committee · Congress.gov: “Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federal lands — Land owned by the U.S. government, not by states or private people.
- oil and gas leases — Agreements that let companies drill for oil or gas on government land and pay money for it.
- cap — A limit on how much of something can happen or be paid.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (915 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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