EGO Act became law 428 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedJan 23, 2017
ReportedMar 15, 2017
Passed one chamberSep 18, 2017
Passed bothMar 6, 2018
LawMar 27, 2018
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 67 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 8 of 422 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 475 words
- Subjects
- AppropriationsArt, artists, authorshipCongressional officers and employeesFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMembers of Congress +1 more
- Latest action
- Mar 27, 2018: Became Public Law No: 115-158.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 115th H.R. 1701 EGO Act D · Reported
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]