Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025

This law makes permanent and expands a 2016 law that lets people go to court to recover artwork and other property that was taken from victims of Nazi persecution between 1933 and 1945. It removes the deadline for filing these claims, though people still must file within six years of learning where the property is. The law also makes it easier to bring cases against foreign governments and to serve legal papers to defendants anywhere in the country. It limits certain legal defenses, such as arguing that too much time has passed or that courts should follow other countries' laws instead, and these changes apply to both current and future cases.

Your Vote