Senate Bill 188
115th Congress(2017-2018)
EGO Act
Became Law
Became Public Law 115-158 on Mar 27, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
188
Congress
115
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
checkPassed on September 18, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5810; text: CR S5810)
Summary
Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act
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.
March 6, 2018
September 18, 2017
April 24, 2017
January 23, 2017
03/27/2018
Became Public Law No: 115-158.
03/27/2018
Signed by President.
03/19/2018
Presented to President.
03/15/2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
03/14/2018
Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1738-1739)
03/14/2018
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1738-1739)
03/07/2018
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
03/06/2018
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
03/06/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
03/06/2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1418)
03/06/2018
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)
03/06/2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 188.
03/06/2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1418-1419)
03/06/2018
Mr. Blum moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
09/21/2017
Held at the desk.
09/21/2017
Received in the House.
09/19/2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
09/18/2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5810; text: CR S5810)
09/18/2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5810; text: CR S5810)
04/24/2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 37.
04/24/2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-28.
03/15/2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
01/23/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
01/23/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 22, 2023 7:50:58 PM