EGO Act

Bill: 113-hr-1594
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2013-04-17
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations

Art, artists, authorship

Congressional officers and employees

Federal officials

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-17
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or EGO Act - Prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the federal government to pay for an official portrait of a Member of Congress, the head of an executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1594 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 17, 2013 Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Bridenstine , Mr. LaMalfa , Mrs. Noem , Mr. Posey , Mr. Fleming , and Mr. Olson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , 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 A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of official portraits of members of Congress, heads of executive agencies, or heads of offices of the legislative branch.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or EGO Act . 2. Prohibition on use of funds for official portraits (a) Prohibition No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Federal Government may be used to pay for an official portrait of a member of Congress, the head of an executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term executive agency has the meaning provided that term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code; and (2) the term Member of Congress includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.