S 1884 · enacted · significant

Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025

civil rights

What this bill does

This bill removes the filing deadline for lawsuits to recover artwork stolen by Nazis between 1933 and 1945.
Holocaust victims and their heirs can sue foreign governments and art dealers in U.S. courts without citizenship restrictions.
Courts gain broader power to hear these cases and can no longer dismiss claims based on time delays or international legal courtesy.

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How should courts balance Holocaust victims' rights to recover stolen art against foreign governments' interest in legal finality and predictability?
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What unintended consequences might removing filing deadlines create for other historical restitution claims or legal disputes?
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Does eliminating time limits on Nazi-era art recovery lawsuits set a precedent that could affect statutes of limitations in other international disputes?

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Sponsor · R-TX

John Cornyn

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Introduced 2026-04-13

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Legislative timeline

2026-04-13 · President
Became Public Law No: 119-82.
2026-04-13 · BecameLaw
Became Public Law No: 119-82.
2026-04-13 · President
Signed by President.
2026-04-13 · BecameLaw
Signed by President.
2026-04-02 · house · Floor
Presented to President.
2026-04-02 · President
Presented to President.
2026-03-16 · house · Floor
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-03-16 · house · Floor
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2497)
2026-03-16 · Floor
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2497)
2026-03-16 · house · Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1884.
2026-03-16 · house · Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2497-2500)
2026-03-16 · house · Floor
Ms. Lee (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2025-12-11 · house · Floor
Held at the desk.
2025-12-11 · house · Floor
Received in the House.
2025-12-11 · senate · Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2025-12-10 · senate · Floor
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8628-8629; text: CR S8629)
2025-12-10 · Floor
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
2025-11-18 · senate · Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 271.
2025-11-18 · senate · Committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.
2025-11-18 · Committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report.
2025-11-06 · senate · Committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
2025-05-22 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-05-22 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate

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