H.R. 1701 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1701 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2017Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Bridenstine, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lance, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Olson, and Mr. Rice of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act. 2. Prohibition on use of funds for portraits (a) Prohibition No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Federal Government may be used to pay for the painting of a 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. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code; and (2) the term Member of Congress includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress.