S. 1884 · 119th Congress · enacted
Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-82.
Latest official action 2026-04-13 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025 This act permanently extends and expands judicial authority under the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016. The law allows and establishes procedures for civil claims and causes of action to recover artwork and other property lost between 1933 and 1945 because of Nazi persecution. Among the changes, the act removes the deadline for filing civil claims or causes of action. Currently, the filing deadline is December 31, 2026. (Claims must still be filed within six years of the claimant's discovery of the property in question.) The act permits courts to exercise jurisdiction over civil claims or causes of action against a foreign state without regard to the nationality or citizenship of the alleged victim. The art or property at issue must still have a connection to the foreign state's commercial activities in the United States. Additionally, the act authorizes nationwide service of process, which allows courts to exercise personal jurisdiction over defendants in any judicial district where they may be found, reside, have an agent, or transact business. Finally, the act limits the defenses that may be asserted against civil claims or causes of action, including by prohibiting defenses based on the passage of time, including equitable defenses such as laches (i.e., unreasonable delays); and discretionary bases for dismissal…
Congressional Research Service · 2026-04-13
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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.
Sponsor
John Cornyn
Senate · TX · Republican
$1,943,978PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Thom Tillis
Senate · NC · Republican
$950,975PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Cory A. Booker
Senate · NJ · Democratic
$488,544PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Marsha Blackburn
Senate · TN · Republican
$130,120PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Fetterman
Senate · PA · Democratic
$41,375PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Eric Schmitt
Senate · MO · Republican
$272,099PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Katie Boyd Britt
Senate · AL · Republican
$477,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Peter Welch
Senate · VT · Democratic
$44,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Adam B. Schiff
Senate · CA · Democratic
$55,400PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
David McCormick
Senate · PA · Republican
$688,750PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Elissa Slotkin
Senate · MI · Democratic
$43,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Senate · NY · Democratic
$172,585PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bernie Moreno
Senate · OH · Republican
$275,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chuck Grassley
Senate · IA · Republican
$57,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ted Cruz
Senate · TX · Republican
$529,115PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher A. Coons
Senate · DE · Democratic
$1,411,794PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard J. Durbin
Senate · IL · Democratic
-$24,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Rick Scott
Senate · FL · Republican
$67,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jacky Rosen
Senate · NV · Democratic
$212,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Raphael G. Warnock
Senate · GA · Democratic
$76,565PAC receipts · 2025–2026
21 of 21 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.
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$52,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Elissa Slotkin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bernie Moreno · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordU.S. BANCORP FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$36,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $2,500
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $5,000
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $6,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,000
Bernie Moreno · Cosponsor · $2,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $4,500
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordEXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC)$34,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $11,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $7,500
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$33,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · -$2,500
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $1,000
Peter Welch · Cosponsor · $2,500
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $5,000
Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $14,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $4,000
Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $2,500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · -$5,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $6,000
Rick Scott · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$30,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $15,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$30,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $15,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordM-PAC$30,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Elissa Slotkin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$30,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $15,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$29,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $2,000
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $7,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$29,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Marsha Blackburn · Cosponsor · $4,500
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$29,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $11,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $2,500
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bernie Moreno · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordBHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$28,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $3,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · -$3,000
Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $3,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $1,000
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $6,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bernie Moreno · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $7,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)$28,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $3,250
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bernie Moreno · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $3,250
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$27,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $7,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $1,500
Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $1,000
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,500
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$26,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $1,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $0
John Fetterman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Peter Welch · Cosponsor · $1,500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $2,500
Elissa Slotkin · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bernie Moreno · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordCENCORA, INC. PAC$26,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $5,000
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bernie Moreno · Cosponsor · $3,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordUNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC)$25,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $1,500
Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $2,500
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $6,500
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$25,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $4,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $3,000
Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $3,000
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $2,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $6,000
Rick Scott · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$25,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $5,000
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bernie Moreno · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $5,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $3,000
Marsha Blackburn · Cosponsor · $2,000
Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $2,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $4,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $8,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$25,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWORKING FOR OHIO$25,000
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $5,000
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bernie Moreno · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $4,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Fetterman · Cosponsor · $3,500
Peter Welch · Cosponsor · $4,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $1,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $1,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $6,000
Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordJPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $2,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $4,500
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $5,000
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$24,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $2,500
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $4,000
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $3,000
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $5,000
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $1,500
Bernie Moreno · Cosponsor · $1,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$24,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)$23,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $3,500
Peter Welch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bernie Moreno · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordINVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)$23,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · -$2,500
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $7,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bernie Moreno · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $1,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$23,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $12,500
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $1,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $4,000
Rick Scott · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordCOUPANG, INC. COMPANY PAC (COUPAC)$23,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$22,850
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,050
John Fetterman · Cosponsor · $375
Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $4,500
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,500
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $375
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $3,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $3,550
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$22,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC)$22,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $8,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Eric Schmitt · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordCSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$22,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
David McCormick · Cosponsor · $2,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$22,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · -$5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bernie Moreno · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $8,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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