S. 2763: Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-04-07 · Law · Latest: By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 114-394.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-04-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 114-394. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · 15 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2763, Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016 (2016-11-21)

Cosponsors on this site

Ted Cruz (R-TX), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] reported raising $8.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s2763.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s2763 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114