S. 2763 · 114th Congress
Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016
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CornynSponsor15 cosponsors · 9 D, 6 R
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Blumenthal
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Cruz
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Schumer
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Rounds
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Hatch
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Franken
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Feinstein
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Durbin
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Tillis
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Gillibrand3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Such statutory limitation period of six years after actual discovery preempts any other statutes of limitation or defenses relating to the passage of time.
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Sep 29, 2016
Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016
(Sec. 5) This bill allows civil claims or causes of action for the recovery of artwork or certain other property lost between January 1, 1933, and December 31, 1945, because of Nazi persecution to be commenced within six years after the claimant's actual discovery of: (1) the identity and location of the artwork or other property, and (2) a possessory interest in the artwork or property.
Such statutory limitation period of six years after actual discovery preempts any other statutes of limitation or defenses relating to the passage of time.
Preexisting claims known by a claimant before enactment of this bill shall be considered discovered on the date of this bill's enactment if they were barred before, or not barred on, the date of enactment.
This bill applies to claims or actions that are: (1) pending on the date of this bill's enactment, including an action for which the time to file an appeal has not expired; or (2) filed after enactment but before 2027. But the bill does not apply to claims barred on the day before enactment of this bill if: (1) the claimant had knowledge on or after January 1, 1999, and (2) six years have passed from the date such claimant acquired such knowledge and during which time the claim was not barred by a statute of limitations.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016
Latest action (Dec 6, 2016): By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 114-394.
Policy area: Law · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 7, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.