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- H.R.1701
H.R.1701: EGO Act
About This Bill
- Introduced March 23, 2017
- Latest Major Action Jan. 11, 2018
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
10 (1 Democrat, 9 Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Reported in House - Jan. 11, 2018
- Introduced in House - March 23, 2017
Bill Summary
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.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Congressional Budget Office Estimate
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Jan. 11, 2018 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381.
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| 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.
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| Sept. 13, 2017 |
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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| Sept. 13, 2017 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| March 23, 2017 |
Referred to House Administration
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| March 23, 2017 |
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
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| March 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.
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| March 23, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.) |