HR 34 119th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Government trust funds Social security and elderly assistance

LASSO Act

Introduced: February 10, 2025 Introduced by: Gosar, Paul A. Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov

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Became law

Feb 10, 2026

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Feb 3, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Jan 31, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

Jan 3, 2025

Introduced in House

Jan 3, 2025

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.

Votes taken on this bill 2

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Dec 7, 2016	Senate · vote #157	On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment …	Agreed To	94–5	See who voted →
Dec 5, 2016	Senate · vote #156	On the Cloture Motion H.R. 34	Agreed To	85–13	See who voted →

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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.

What's happening now February 10, 2026

Subcommittee Hearings Held

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Federal Lands Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives

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