EGO Act
USA115th CongressS-188| Senate
| Updated: 3/27/2018
Bill Cassidy
Republican Senator
Louisiana
Cosponsors (7)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-28.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 37.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5810; text: CR S5810)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5810; text: CR S5810)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Blum moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1418-1419)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 188.
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)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1418)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1738-1739)
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1738-1739)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 115-158.
Government Operations and Politics
AppropriationsArt, artists, authorshipCongressional officers and employeesFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMembers of CongressPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
EGO Act
USA115th CongressS-188| Senate
| Updated: 3/27/2018
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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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-28.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 37.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5810; text: CR S5810)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5810; text: CR S5810)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Blum moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1418-1419)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 188.
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)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1418)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1738-1739)
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1738-1739)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 115-158.
Bill Cassidy
Republican Senator
Louisiana
Cosponsors (7)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Government Operations and Politics
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