S. 188 · 115th Congress · enacted
EGO Act
Became Public Law No: 115-158.
Latest official action 2018-03-27 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act (Sec. 2) 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.
Congressional Research Service · 2018-03-27
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Bill Cassidy
Senate · LA · Republican
$1,221,279PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ron Johnson
Senate · WI · Republican
$49,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Deb Fischer
Senate · NE · Republican
$357,755PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Joni Ernst
Senate · IA · Republican
$328,620PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Kennedy
Senate · LA · Republican
$113,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
7 of 7 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
TOGETHER HOLDING OUR MAJORITY PAC$20,000
TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$20,000
FASPAC FAREWAY STORES INC PAC$18,000
Ron Johnson · Cosponsor · $6,500
Deb Fischer · Cosponsor · $9,000
Joni Ernst · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordHDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC$17,500
ALABAMA FIRST PAC$15,000
BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC$15,000
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$15,000
DENALI LEADERSHIP PAC$15,000
FREE STATE PAC$15,000
LUMEXA IMAGING PAC$15,000
Bill Cassidy · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$15,000
PAC FOR AMERICA$15,000
Bill Cassidy · Sponsor · $10,000
Ron Johnson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joni Ernst · Cosponsor · -$5,000
Official PAC recordSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$15,000
JOBS OPPORTUNITY NOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$12,500
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$12,500
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC)$12,500
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$12,000
Bill Cassidy · Sponsor · -$500
Deb Fischer · Cosponsor · $6,500
Joni Ernst · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordTRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.$11,700
Bill Cassidy · Sponsor · $11,700
Official PAC recordBHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$11,000
Bill Cassidy · Sponsor · $5,500
Joni Ernst · Cosponsor · $1,500
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordSUNRUN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SUNRUN PAC)$11,000
DATAVANT PAC$10,500
Bill Cassidy · Sponsor · $10,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC)$10,000
BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC. PAC$10,000
Deb Fischer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDAKOTA PAC$10,000
ENVISION HEALTHCARE OPERATING, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Bill Cassidy · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$10,000
HALEON US HOLDINGS LLC PAC$10,000
HEALTHEQUITY, INC. PURPLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HEALTHEQUITY PURPLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$10,000
Bill Cassidy · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$10,000
Bill Cassidy · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$10,000
LETS GET TO WORK PAC$10,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC)$10,000
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$10,000
NATIONAL ASSN. OF DENTAL PLANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Bill Cassidy · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CANDY PAC)$10,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$10,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.
Measured outcome: not established
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