HR 34

Summary

Land And Social Security Optimization Act or the LASSO Act This 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.

Bill status

Status

In committee

Sponsor

Rep. Paul A. Gosar [R-AZ-9]

Cosponsors

15

Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Introduced

2025-01-03

Latest action

2026-02-10: Subcommittee Hearings Held

Committee referrals

• Agriculture Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-01-03
• Natural Resources Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-01-03

Recent actions

• 2026-02-10: Subcommittee Hearings Held
• 2026-02-03: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
• 2025-01-31: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
• 2025-01-03: 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.
• 2025-01-03: 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.