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Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025

It became law on Apr 13, 2026.

US S 1884 · Senate Bill · 119th Congress

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Became law
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22
Latest action
Apr 13, 2026

What it does

Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025 This act permanently extends and expands judicial authority under the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016. The law allows and establishes procedures for civil claims and causes of action to recover artwork and other property lost between 1933 and 1945 because of Nazi persecution. Among the changes, the act removes the deadline for filing civil claims or causes of action. Currently, the filing deadline is December 31, 2026. (Claims must still be filed within six years of the claimant's discovery of the property in question.) The act permits courts to exercise jurisdiction over civil claims or causes of action against a foreign state…

Official summary · Public Law · Apr 13, 2026

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    Apr 13, 2026

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