EGO Act

Bill: 115-s-188
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2017-01-23
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations

Art, artists, authorship

Congressional officers and employees

Federal officials

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Members of Congress

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-27
text: Became Public Law No: 115-158.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the federal government to pay for an official portrait of an officer or employee of the federal government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch. </p>

action_date: 2017-04-24
action_desc: Reported to Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><strong>Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the federal government to pay for an official portrait of an officer or employee of the federal government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch.</p>

action_date: 2017-09-18
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)</p> <p><strong>Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the federal government to pay for an official portrait of an officer or employee of the federal government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch.</p>

action_date: 2018-03-06
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><strong>Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the federal government to pay for an official portrait of an officer or employee of the federal government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch.</p>

action_date: 2018-03-27
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><strong>Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the federal government to pay for an official portrait of an officer or employee of the federal government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 188 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23, 2017 Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Johnson , Mrs. McCaskill , 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 painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act . 2. Prohibition on use of funds for portraits (a) Prohibition No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Federal Government may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President, the Vice President, 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 given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code; and (2) the term Member of Congress includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress.

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 37 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 188 [Report No. 115–28] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23, 2017 Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Johnson , Mrs. McCaskill , Mrs. Fischer , Mrs. Ernst , and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs April 24, 2017 Reported by Mr. Johnson , without amendment A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act . 2. Prohibition on use of funds for portraits (a) Prohibition No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Federal Government may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President, the Vice President, 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 given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code; and (2) the term Member of Congress includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress.

April 24, 2017 Reported without amendment

tv_txt: 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 188 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act . 2. Prohibition on use of funds for portraits (a) Prohibition No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Federal Government may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President, the Vice President, 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 given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code; and (2) the term Member of Congress includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress.

Passed the Senate September 18, 2017. Secretary

tv_txt: One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen S. 188 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act . 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 available to the Federal Government may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President, the Vice President, 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. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate

tv_txt: 115th CONGRESS 2d Session In the House of Representatives, U. S., March 6, 2018 AMENDMENTS:

That the bill from the Senate (S. 188) entitled An Act to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government. , do pass with the following Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act . 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 available to the Federal Government may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President, the Vice President, 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. .

Amend the title so as to read: An Act 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. .

Karen L. Haas Clerk.