EGO Act

Bill: 115-hr-1701
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2017-03-23
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: 2018-01-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: 2018-01-11
action_desc: Reported to House amended, Part I
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: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1701 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 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: IB Union Calendar No. 381 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1701 [Report No. 115–511, Part I] 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 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) 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: 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. .

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