About the bill
S. 188 prohibits federal funds from being used to pay for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the federal government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an Executive agency, and the head of an office of the Legislative Branch.
In 2013, reports emerged that since 2010, federal agencies had spent more than $400,000 on portraits that are displayed within agency buildings, often in secure locations that are not open to the public. According to such reports, in recent years federal agencies have authorized spending on portraits ranging in cost from $19,000 to $50,000 each. Examples include $38,250 by the Environmental Protection Agency for a portrait of former Administrator Lisa Jackson; $22,500 by the Department of Commerce for a portrait …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Mar 27, 2018
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on March 27, 2018.
7 Cosponsors (5 Republicans, 2 Democrats)
Incorporated legislation
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History
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Jun 24, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
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Jan 23, 2017
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Introduced
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Mar 15, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Apr 24, 2017
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Sep 18, 2017
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Mar 6, 2018
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Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Mar 14, 2018
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Senate Agreed to Changes
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Mar 27, 2018
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 188 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 188. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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