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Funds Social Security with Land Revenue
Recent Bills/Funds Social Security with Land Revenue

Funds Social Security with Land Revenue

IntroducedJanuary 3, 2025
Introduced7 months ago
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Public Lands and Natural ResourcesGovernment trust fundsSocial security and elderly assistance
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Why This Matters

This bill deposits a portion of the money made from public lands into the Social Security Trust Fund each year.

If you rely on Social Security, this bill helps secure funding by using 10 percent of public land revenue.
Who this affects
retirees · future beneficiaries of Social Security
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1This bill directs 10 percent of revenue from public lands to support Social Security.
  2. 2The revenue comes from the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture.
  3. 3It does not allow for increased fees for activities that generate this revenue.
  4. 4States, Indian Tribes, and local governments will not see a decrease in their revenue from public lands.
  5. 5Covered public lands include national parks and forests managed by the federal government.
Read the detailed 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.

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IntroducedCurrentJan 3, 2025

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Donald Trump
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