US Congress House Bill 6130 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Passed on December 16 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-12-16 - Became Public Law No: 114-308.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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.

Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016

Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-12-16	Senate	Became Public Law No: 114-308.
2016-12-16	Senate	Signed by President.
2016-12-15	Senate	Presented to President.
2016-12-12	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2016-12-10	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7128-7131)
2016-12-08	Senate	Received in the Senate, read twice.
2016-12-07	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-12-07	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7330-7331)
2016-12-07	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6130.
2016-12-07	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7330-7333)
2016-12-07	House	Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2016-10-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2016-09-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2016-09-22	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6130/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr6130/BILLS-114hr6130ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr6130/BILLS-114hr6130eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr6130/BILLS-114hr6130enr.pdf