A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government.
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.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381.
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.
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1738-1739)
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.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 115-158.
Became Public Law No: 115-158.
Enacted as Public Law 115-158
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