H.R. 6130 · 114th Congress · enacted
Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016
Became Public Law No: 114-308.
Latest official action 2016-12-16 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) 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 tim…
Congressional Research Service · 2016-12-16
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Jerrold Nadler
House · NY District 12 · Democratic
$71,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brendan F. Boyle
House · PA District 2 · Democratic
$1,071,316PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
H. Morgan Griffith
House · VA District 9 · Republican
$1,269,670PAC receipts · 2025–2026
7 of 7 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brendan F. Boyle · Cosponsor · $5,500
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$17,500
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brendan F. Boyle · Cosponsor · $5,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$15,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$15,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$15,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$15,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$15,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$15,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$15,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,988
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$14,000
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $1,000
Brendan F. Boyle · Cosponsor · $7,500
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPOLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS$13,500
ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC$12,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC$12,500
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC$12,500
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC$12,500
NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE / AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS$12,500
ADVANSIX INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAMMEDPAC)$12,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC)$12,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$12,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC$11,000
AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$11,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$11,000
SWEDISH MATCH NORTH AMERICA LLC PAC$11,000
ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC)$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Brendan F. Boyle · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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