Legis Daily

To require reporting on acts of certain foreign countries on Holocaust era assets and related issues, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-1226| House 
| Updated: 2/27/2017
Joseph Crowley

Joseph Crowley

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (9)
Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Sander M. Levin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of State, with respect to covered countries, to annually include within either the relevant Annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices, the International Religious Freedom Report, or other appropriate report an assessment of the nature and extent of national laws or enforceable policies regarding the identification, return, or restitution of wrongfully seized or transferred Holocaust era assets and compliance with the goals of the Terezin Declaration on Holocaust Era Assets and Related Issues, including: the return to the rightful owner of wrongfully seized or transferred property, including religious or communal property, or the provision of comparable substitute property or the payment of equitable compensation to the rightful owner; the use of the Washington Conference Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art and the Terezin Declaration in settling claims involving publicly and privately held movable property; the restitution of heirless property to assist needy Holocaust survivors; and progress on the resolution of claims for U.S. citizen Holocaust survivors and family members. "Covered countries" means signatories to the Terezin Declaration that are determined by the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues to be countries of particular concern with respect to such restitution.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
Feb 27, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • February 27, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • February 27, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 115-447: Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2017
Art, artists, authorshipCongressional oversightCrimes against propertyCrime victimsEuropeGermanyHistorical and cultural resourcesHuman rightsReligionWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

To require reporting on acts of certain foreign countries on Holocaust era assets and related issues, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-1226| House 
| Updated: 2/27/2017
Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of State, with respect to covered countries, to annually include within either the relevant Annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices, the International Religious Freedom Report, or other appropriate report an assessment of the nature and extent of national laws or enforceable policies regarding the identification, return, or restitution of wrongfully seized or transferred Holocaust era assets and compliance with the goals of the Terezin Declaration on Holocaust Era Assets and Related Issues, including: the return to the rightful owner of wrongfully seized or transferred property, including religious or communal property, or the provision of comparable substitute property or the payment of equitable compensation to the rightful owner; the use of the Washington Conference Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art and the Terezin Declaration in settling claims involving publicly and privately held movable property; the restitution of heirless property to assist needy Holocaust survivors; and progress on the resolution of claims for U.S. citizen Holocaust survivors and family members. "Covered countries" means signatories to the Terezin Declaration that are determined by the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues to be countries of particular concern with respect to such restitution.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
Feb 27, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • February 27, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • February 27, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Joseph Crowley

Joseph Crowley

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (9)
Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Sander M. Levin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 115-447: Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2017
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Art, artists, authorshipCongressional oversightCrimes against propertyCrime victimsEuropeGermanyHistorical and cultural resourcesHuman rightsReligionWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity