Responsible Use of Taxpayer Dollars for Portraits Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1820
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2013-12-12
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship

Congressional agencies

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal officials

Members of Congress

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-23
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 486.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-12-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Responsible Use of Taxpayer Dollars for Portraits Act of 2013 - Prohibits federal funds from being used to pay for production of a portrait of: (1) a Member of Congress, (2) the head of an executive agency, or (3) the head of an agency or office of the legislative branch.</p> <p>Authorizes up to $20,000 in federal funds to pay for production of a portrait of an individual in line of succession to the presidency.</p> <p>Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the use of:</p> <ul> <li>federal funds to publicly display a portrait of: (1) a Member of Congress, (2) the head of an executive agency, or (3) the head of an agency or office of the legislative branch; or</li> <li>nonfederal funds to produce a portrait of such individual, including, in the case of a portrait of an individual in line of succession to the presidency, the use of nonfederal funds to pay the entire cost of producing it or the portion of the cost that exceeds $20,000, if any.</li> </ul>

action_date: 2014-07-23
action_desc: Reported to Senate without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Responsible Use of Taxpayer Dollars for Portraits Act of 2013 - Prohibits federal funds from being used to pay for production of a portrait of: (1) a Member of Congress, (2) the head of an executive agency, or (3) the head of an agency or office of the legislative branch.</p> <p>Authorizes up to $20,000 in federal funds to pay for production of a portrait of an individual in line of succession to the presidency.</p> <p>Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the use of:</p> <ul> <li>federal funds to publicly display a portrait of: (1) a Member of Congress, (2) the head of an executive agency, or (3) the head of an agency or office of the legislative branch; or</li> <li>nonfederal funds to produce a portrait of such individual, including, in the case of a portrait of an individual in line of succession to the presidency, the use of nonfederal funds to pay the entire cost of producing it or the portion of the cost that exceeds $20,000, if any.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1820 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 12 (legislative day, December 11), 2013 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Coburn , and Mrs. Fischer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of official portraits of Members of Congress, heads of executive agencies, and heads of agencies and offices of the legislative branch.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsible Use of Taxpayer Dollars for Portraits Act of 2013 . 2. Prohibition on use of funds for official portraits (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code; (2) the term Member of Congress includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress; and (3) the term portrait means a painting. (b) Prohibition (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), no Federal funds may be used to pay for the production of a portrait of— (A) a Member of Congress; (B) the head of an executive agency; or (C) the head of an agency or office of the legislative branch. (2) Individuals in line of succession to presidency Not more than $20,000 in Federal funds may be used to pay for the production of a portrait of an individual who is in the line of succession to the Presidency under subsection (a), (b), or (d) of section 19 of title 3, United States Code. (c) Rules of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit— (1) the use of Federal funds to publicly display a portrait of an individual described in subsection (b)(1); or (2) the use of funds other than Federal funds to produce a portrait of an individual described in subsection (b)(1), including, in the case of a portrait of an individual described in subsection (b)(2), the use of funds other than Federal funds to pay the entire cost of producing the portrait or the portion of the cost that exceeds $20,000, if any.

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 486 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1820 [Report No. 113–217] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 12 (legislative day, December 11), 2013 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Coburn , Mrs. Fischer , Ms. Ayotte , and Mr. Roberts ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs July 23, 2014 Reported by Mr. Carper , without amendment A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of official portraits of Members of Congress, heads of executive agencies, and heads of agencies and offices of the legislative branch.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsible Use of Taxpayer Dollars for Portraits Act of 2013 . 2. Prohibition on use of funds for official portraits (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code; (2) the term Member of Congress includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress; and (3) the term portrait means a painting. (b) Prohibition (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), no Federal funds may be used to pay for the production of a portrait of— (A) a Member of Congress; (B) the head of an executive agency; or (C) the head of an agency or office of the legislative branch. (2) Individuals in line of succession to presidency Not more than $20,000 in Federal funds may be used to pay for the production of a portrait of an individual who is in the line of succession to the Presidency under subsection (a), (b), or (d) of section 19 of title 3, United States Code. (c) Rules of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit— (1) the use of Federal funds to publicly display a portrait of an individual described in subsection (b)(1); or (2) the use of funds other than Federal funds to produce a portrait of an individual described in subsection (b)(1), including, in the case of a portrait of an individual described in subsection (b)(2), the use of funds other than Federal funds to pay the entire cost of producing the portrait or the portion of the cost that exceeds $20,000, if any.

July 23, 2014 Reported without amendment