The record

LegislationLegislation· Apr 2026
S 1884 Signed into law

Sponsored by John Cornyn (R)

Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025

Removes the filing deadline for claims to recover Nazi-looted art and bars time-based defenses.

Tradeoff

Expands access to US courts for victims of Nazi persecution to recover stolen artwork and property, regardless of nationality. Does not appropriate funds or create new spending.

What's in it

See official bill text

Negligible federal cost over 2026-2035; any increase in court filing fees and judicial administrative costs would be insignificant.

The $0 federal cost is just the administrative overhead to process additional court cases — the policy's real impact is on defendants facing weakened legal defenses in civil claims to recover Holocaust-expropriated art.

S. 1884, Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025 · Feb 2026

The Senate passed this by on December 10, 2025. The House passed it by on March 16, 2026, and it was signed into law on April 13, 2026.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (May 22, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on the Judiciary(May 22, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on the Judiciary voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Nov 6, 2025)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 10, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 11, 2025)

  6. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Mar 16, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (Apr 2, 2026)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(Apr 13, 2026)