US HB1701 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-2)
Status: Introduced on March 23 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-01-11 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

EGO Act Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting 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.

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Title

EGO Act Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2018-01-11HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381.
2018-01-11HouseCommittee on House Administration discharged.
2018-01-11HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-511, Part I.
2017-09-13HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2017-09-13HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-03-23HouseReferred 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.
2017-03-23HouseReferred 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.
2017-03-23HouseReferred 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.
2017-03-23HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB188 (Same As) 2018-03-27 - Became Public Law No: 115-158. (TXT | PDF)
HB6640 (Related) 2018-07-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

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