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Union Calendar No. 381 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1701 

[Report No. 115–511, Part I] 

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits 

of officers and employees of the Federal Government. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 23, 2017 

Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. JONES, 

Mr. LANCE, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. OLSON, and Mr. RICE of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee 

on House Administration, 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 

JANUARY 11, 2018 

Additional sponsors: Mrs. LOVE, Mr. BRAT, and Mr. RUSSELL

JANUARY 11, 2018 

Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform with 

amendments 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

JANUARY 11, 2018 

The Committee on House Administration discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 

printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 23, 2017] 


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A BILL 

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting 

portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eliminating Govern5 ment-funded Oil-painting Act’’ or the ‘‘EGO Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PORTRAITS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 13 of 

8 title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

9 end the following: 

10 ‘‘§ 1355. Prohibition on use of funds for portraits 

11 ‘‘(a) No funds appropriated or otherwise made avail12 able to the Federal Government may be used to pay for the 

13 painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Fed14 eral Government, including the President, the Vice Presi15 dent, a Member of Congress, the head of an executive agency, 

16 or the head of an office of the legislative branch. 

17 ‘‘(b) In this section— 

18 ‘‘(1) the term ‘executive agency’ has the meaning 

19 given the term in section 133 of title 41; and 

20 ‘‘(2) the term ‘Member of Congress’ includes a 

21 Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress.’’. 

22 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 

23 subchapter III of chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, 

24 is amended by adding after the item relating to section 1354 

25 the following new item: 

‘‘1355. Prohibition on use of funds for portraits.’’. 


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Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend title 

31, United States Code, to prohibit the use of Federal 

funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and 

employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 381 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1701 

[Report No. 115–511, Part I] 

A BILL 

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs 

the Federal Government. of painting portraits of officers and employees of 

JANUARY 11, 2018 

Reported from the Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform with amendments 

JANUARY 11, 2018 

The Committee on House Administration discharged; 

the State of the Union and ordered to be printed committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 


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