LASSO Act
The summary
What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - AZ District 9 · R-AZ
14 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - MD District 1 · R-MD
U.S. Representative - WI District 8 · R-WI
U.S. Representative - WI District 3 · R-WI
U.S. Representative - ID District 1 · R-ID
U.S. Representative - TX District 36 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - FL District 19 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - SC District 5 · R-SC
U.S. Representative - AZ District 8 · R-AZ
U.S. Representative - OH District 8 · R-OH
U.S. Representative - TX District 22 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - UT District 4 · R-UT
U.S. Representative - AZ District 2 · R-AZ
+ 2 more cosponsors
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 34 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Subcommittee Hearings Held |
| Policy Area | Public Lands and Natural Resources |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | January 3, 2025 |
| Latest Action | February 10, 2026 |
| Cosponsors | 14 · House vote — · — views |