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Responsible Use of Taxpayer Dollars for Portraits Act of 2013

Introduced: December 12, 2013 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Jul 23, 2014
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 486.
Jul 23, 2014
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. With written report No. 113-217.
May 21, 2014
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Dec 12, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 12, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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.

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.

Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the use of:

  • 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
  • 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.
What's happening now July 23, 2014

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 486.

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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Dec 12, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1820: Responsible Use of Taxpayer Dollars for Portraits Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1820/
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"S. 1820: Responsible Use of Taxpayer Dollars for Portraits Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1820/.
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S. 1820, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1820/.
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