I agree with the concept of a "lock box" because time and again, leaders in Washington have dipped into the Social Security trust fund to pay for unrelated, wasteful government spending. We need to lock away these funds by taking Social Security "off-budget" to ensure our future retirees receive the promises that have been made to them.
Support moving Social Security off-budget by creating a lock box to protect the trust fund from unrelated spending.
Occurrences
Evidence
The official Seniors issue page says Amodei agrees with the concept of a "lock box" and says Social Security should be taken "off-budget" to keep funds away from unrelated spending.
Assessments
Amodei’s official House issue page shows he has continued to endorse the idea of a Social Security 'lock box' and taking Social Security 'off-budget,' but the record here does not show that he sponsored, passed, or materially advanced a federal measure that newly delivered that outcome. The strongest complicating fact is that Social Security had already been placed off-budget by federal law on November 5, 1990, long before Amodei entered the U.S. House in September 2011, so any literal off-budget status was not delivered by him. At the same time, his own current language suggests the broader protective 'lock box' outcome remains unfinished. That supports partial credit rather than full delivery or clear non-delivery.