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Version 80 · Reported to Senate without amendment · Jul 23, 2014
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Responsible Use of Taxpayer Dollars for Portraits Act of 2013 - 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.
People & committees
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · D–NH
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 486.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. With written report No. 113-217.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. With written report No. 113-217.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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