119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 3, 2025
LASSO Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Feb 10, 2026): Subcommittee Hearings Held
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 3, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Actions from Congress.gov, newest first.
Government trust funds · Social security and elderly assistance
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10 citations.
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS · lobbying firm or registrant: BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 9, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
Amount not reported
…rvation Area and Special Management Area Act S. 1470 - Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion Act S. 1341 - Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act H.R. 34 - Land and Social Security Optimization Act (LASSO Act) H.R. 5478 - Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act of 2025 S. 282 - Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monum…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS · lobbying firm or registrant: BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 9, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
Amount not reported
…rvation Area and Special Management Area Act S. 1470 - Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion Act S. 1341 - Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act H.R. 34 - Land and Social Security Optimization Act (LASSO Act) H.R. 5478 - Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act of 2025 S. 282 - Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monum…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS · lobbying firm or registrant: BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 10, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$9,550
Spent on own lobbying
…rvation Area and Special Management Area Act S. 1470 - Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion Act S. 1341 - Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act H.R. 34 - Land and Social Security Optimization Act (LASSO Act) H.R. 5478 - Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act of 2025 S. 282 - Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monum…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS · lobbying firm or registrant: BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 10, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$9,550
Spent on own lobbying
…rvation Area and Special Management Area Act S. 1470 - Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion Act S. 1341 - Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act H.R. 34 - Land and Social Security Optimization Act (LASSO Act) H.R. 5478 - Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act of 2025 S. 282 - Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monum…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS · lobbying firm or registrant: BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 28, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$16,859
Spent on own lobbying
…rvation Area and Special Management Area Act S. 1470 - Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion Act S. 1341 - Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act H.R. 34 - Land and Social Security Optimization Act (LASSO Act) H.R. 5478 - Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act of 2025 S. 282 - Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monum…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS · lobbying firm or registrant: BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 28, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$16,859
Spent on own lobbying
…rvation Area and Special Management Area Act S. 1470 - Continental Divide National Scenic Trail Completion Act S. 1341 - Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act H.R. 34 - Land and Social Security Optimization Act (LASSO Act) H.R. 5478 - Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act of 2025 S. 282 - Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monum…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: AFL-CIO
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$880,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t H.R.6424 Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act H.R.7828 Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2026 HR 3289 and S. 4012 Fiscal Commission Act HR 34 Land And Social Security Optimization Act S. 2741 Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment S. 2763 Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act S. 3357 and HR…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 15, 2026 · issue area: Natural Resources
$700,000
Spent on own lobbying
…- provisions related to the benefits of mineral development for transformation of energy systems in the United States in a responsible and reasonable fashion. H.R. 34; the LASSO Act - provisions related to the benefits of clear and distinct function of mineral claims from the federal level on the state and county level opera…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AARP · lobbying firm or registrant: AARP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Retirement
$5,300,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers of 2025. S 1234/HR 2540, SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act of 2025. H.R. 34, the Land And Social Security Optimization Act of 2025. HR 6237, the Repairing Social Security After Trump and DOGE Act of 2025. HR 5893, the Guaranteed Uninte…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AARP · lobbying firm or registrant: AARP
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 9, 2025 · issue area: Retirement
$6,630,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rotecting Social Security, its benefits, and financial status. No bill number. Discussed customer service and operations at the Social Security Administration. H.R. 34, the LASSO Act of 2025. S. 1234/H.R. 2540, the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing