Responsible Use of Taxpayer Dollars for Portraits Act of 2015
Latest action · Jan 29, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 29, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Responsible Use of Taxpayer Dollars for Portraits Act of 2015
Prohibits federal funds from being used to pay for production of a portrait of: (1) a Member of Congress, (2) the head of an executive agency, or (3) the head of an agency or office of the legislative branch.
Authorizes up to $20,000 in federal funds to pay for production of a portrait of an individual in line of succession to the presidency.
Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the use of:
- federal funds to publicly display a portrait of: (1) a Member of Congress, (2) the head of an executive agency, or (3) the head of an agency or office of the legislative branch; or
- nonfederal funds to produce a portrait of such individual, including, in the case of a portrait of an individual in line of succession to the presidency, the use of nonfederal funds to pay the entire cost of producing it or the portion of the cost that exceeds $20,000, if any.
Cosponsors
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Actions 2
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- Jan 29, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jan 29, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
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- Jan 29, 2015Introduced in Senate
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