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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 Caro-
lina) 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 with-
in 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 Com-
mittee 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 Gov-
ernment. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eliminating Govern-
ment-funded Oil-painting Act’’ or the ‘‘EGO Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PORTRAITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 13 of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 1355. Prohibition on use of funds for portraits 
‘‘(a) No funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able to the Federal Government may be used to pay for the 
painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Fed-
eral Government, including the President, the Vice Presi-
dent, a Member of Congress, the head of an executive agency, 
or the head of an office of the legislative branch. 
‘‘(b) In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘executive agency’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 133 of title 41; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘Member of Congress’ includes a 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
subchapter III of chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended by adding after the item relating to section 1354 
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 pur-
poses.’’. 
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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 
of painting portraits of officers and employees of 
the Federal Government. 
JANUARY 11, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform with amendments 
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 
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