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H.R. 1701 115th Congress House

EGO Act

Official title: To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government.

Introduced: March 23, 2017 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics AppropriationsArt, artists, authorshipCongressional officers and employeesFederal officials
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Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMembers of CongressPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 11, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381.
Jan 11, 2018
Committee on House Administration discharged.
Jan 11, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-511, Part I.
Sep 13, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 13, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 23, 2017
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.
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 11, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1701: EGO Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1701/
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"H.R. 1701: EGO Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1701/.
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H.R. 1701, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1701/.
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