SENATE 188115th CongressBecame Public Law No: 115-158.

EGO Act

Last Action: 3/27/2018

Actions

2018-03-27Became Public Law No: 115-158.
2018-03-27Became Public Law No: 115-158.
2018-03-27Signed by President.
2018-03-27Signed by President.
2018-03-19Presented to President.
2018-03-19Presented to President.
2018-03-15Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2018-03-14Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1738-1739)
2018-03-14Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1738-1739)
2018-03-07Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
2018-03-06The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2018-03-06Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-03-06On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1418)
2018-03-06Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1418)
2018-03-06DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 188.

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CRS Summary

As of 2018-03-27 (49)

Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act

(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.

Cosponsors (7)

Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
Deb Fischer (R-NE)
Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Jon Tester (D-MT)
John Kennedy (R-LA)
Dean Heller (R-NV)

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

Became law: Pub. L. 115-158

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