S. 188 115th Congress Senate

EGO Act

Official title: An act 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.

Introduced: January 23, 2017 Introduced by: Bill Cassidy Republican · Louisiana 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

Everywhere this bill has been 24 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 27, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-158.

Mar 27, 2018

Signed by President.

Mar 19, 2018

Presented to President.

Mar 15, 2018

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mar 14, 2018

Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1738-1739)

Mar 14, 2018

Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1738-1739)

Mar 7, 2018

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.

Mar 6, 2018

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Mar 6, 2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Mar 6, 2018

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1418)

Mar 6, 2018

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1418)

Mar 6, 2018

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 188.

Mar 6, 2018

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1418-1419)

Mar 6, 2018

Mr. Blum moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Sep 21, 2017

Held at the desk.

Sep 21, 2017

Received in the House.

Sep 19, 2017

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Sep 18, 2017

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5810; text: CR S5810)

Sep 18, 2017

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5810; text: CR S5810)

Apr 24, 2017

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 37.

Apr 24, 2017

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-28.

Mar 15, 2017

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Jan 23, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Jan 23, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action March 27, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-158.

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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