S. 1884 Senate Law
Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025
BECAME LAW APR 13, 2026
Became Law on Apr 13, 2026.
- Senate Introduced in Senate May 22, 2025
- Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. May 22, 2025
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. Nov 6, 2025
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with amendments. Without written report. Nov 18, 2025
- Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 271. Nov 18, 2025
- Senate Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. Dec 10, 2025
- Senate Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8628-8629; text: CR S8629) Dec 10, 2025
- Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Dec 11, 2025
- House Received in the House. Dec 11, 2025
- House Held at the desk. Dec 11, 2025
- Senate Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2497) Mar 16, 2026
- House Ms. Lee (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Mar 16, 2026
- House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2497-2500) Mar 16, 2026
- House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1884. Mar 16, 2026
- Senate Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. Mar 16, 2026
- House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2497) Mar 16, 2026
- House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Mar 16, 2026
- SenatePresented to President. Apr 2, 2026
- SenateSigned by President. Apr 13, 2026
- Senate Latest actionBecame Public Law No: 119-82. Apr 13, 2026
Cosponsors
21
Subjects
Art, artists, authorshipCivil actions and liabilityConflicts and warsCrime victimsHistorical and cultural resourcesMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanityWorld history
Committees
- Judiciary Committee
- Reported By , Nov 18, 2025
- Markup By , Nov 6, 2025
- Referred To , May 22, 2025
Summary
Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025This bill 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 bill 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 bill permits courts to exercise jurisdiction over civil claims or causes of action against a foreign state without regard to the nationality or citizenship of the alleged victim. The art or property at issue must still have a connection to the foreign state's commercial activities in the United States.Additionally, the bill authorizes nationwide service of process, which allows courts to exercise personal jurisdiction over defendants in any judicial district where they may be found, reside, have an agent, or transact business.Finally, the bill limits the defenses that may be asserted against civil claims or causes of action, including by prohibitingdefenses based on the passage of time, including equitable defenses such as laches (i.e., unreasonable delays); anddiscretionary bases for dismissal that are unrelated to the merits of the claim, including international comity (i.e., deference to the laws of other countries).These changes apply to pending and future civil claims or causes of action.
Summary as of: Passed Senate
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