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H.R. 34 House Public Lands and Natural Resources

LASSO Act

Introduced
Jan 3, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Gosar, Paul A. (R-AZ-9)
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STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

Currently in the House. Last action: subcommittee hearings held on Feb 10, 2026.

  1. House Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025
  2. House Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Jan 3, 2025
  3. House Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture. Jan 31, 2025
  4. House Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Feb 3, 2026
  5. House Subcommittee Hearings Held Feb 10, 2026

Cosponsors

16

Subjects

Government trust fundsSocial security and elderly assistance

Committees

  • Natural Resources Committee
    • [Referred To, Jan 3, 2025]
  • Agriculture Committee
    • [Referred To, Jan 3, 2025]

Summary

Land And Social Security Optimization Act or the LASSO ActThis bill requires 10% of revenue generated by public lands, including submerged lands on the Outer Continental Shelf, under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to be deposited into the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, which is used to pay Social Security benefits to retirees and their families and to survivors of deceased workers.

[Summary as of: Introduced in House]

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