S.Res. 153 · 111th Congress
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the restitution of or compensation for property seized…
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the restitution of or compensation for property seized during the Nazi and Communist eras.
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- Senate Introduced May 19, 2009
- Senate Passed Jun 18, 2009
States that the Senate appreciates the efforts of those European countries that have enacted legislation for the restitution of, or compensation for, private, communal, and religious property confiscated during the Nazi or Communist eras.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Jun 18, 2009
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
States that the Senate appreciates the efforts of those European countries that have enacted legislation for the restitution of, or compensation for, private, communal, and religious property confiscated during the Nazi or Communist eras.
Calls on the President and the Secretary of State to engage in dialogue with leaders of countries that have not enacted such legislation to support such legislation's adoption.
Welcomes the efforts of many post-Communist countries to address the status of confiscated properties and urges those countries to ensure that their restitution or compensation programs are implemented in a timely and non-discriminatory manner.
Urges the governments of Poland and Lithuania and the governments of other European countries that have not already done so to enact legislation so that victims, and communities, of Nazi persecution whose private religious or communal property was confiscated by the Nazis and in turn seized by a Communist government are able to obtain restitution of, or compensation for, such property.
Welcomes the decision by the government of the Czech Republic to host a June 2009 international conference to continue the work done at the 1998 Washington Conference on Holocaust-Era Assets to address issues relating to: (1) restitution or compensation; (2) opening of archives and the work of historical commissions; and (3) social welfare issues of Holocaust survivors.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the restitution of or compensation for property seized during the Nazi and Communist eras.
Latest action (Jun 18, 2009): Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6824-6825; text as passed Senate: CR S6824-6825)
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 19, 2009
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- Senate Introduced May 19, 2009
- Senate Passed Jun 18, 2009
No recorded floor vote found.