About the bill
- Full Title
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A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government.
The bill’s title was written by its sponsor.
- Summary
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Paint by numbers -- but what if that number is $40,000?
Bills are often cleverly titled so as to become acronyms -- for example, the PATRIOT Act and S. 310: the EGO Act, or the Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act.
The EGO Act was introduced by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) to make permanent a law that prohibits taxpayer funds from being used ...
History
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Reported by Committee
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Signed by the President
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Details
- Cosponsors
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4 cosponsors (4R) (show)
- Committee Assignments
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- Votes
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There have been no roll call votes related to this bill.
- Subject Areas
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Links & tools
- Primary Source
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THOMAS.gov (The Library of Congress)
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