House Passes Bill To Ease Recovery of Nazi-Looted Art

“Holocaust survivors and their families deserve the opportunity to pursue claims for what was wrongfully taken from them,” said Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wis). “With the House passage of this bill, we are ensuring their cases can continue to be heard in U.S. courts without being blocked by procedural loopholes.

“As it heads to President Trump’s desk, this legislation helps make sure those still seeking to recover artwork stolen during one of history’s darkest chapters can continue pursuing justice,” he noted further.

“I strongly commend House and Senate leaders, as well as the sponsors of the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act Improvements of 2025 for passing this important bill through Congress today. When I led an effort to pass the original HEAR Act in 2016, I never envisioned that we would need an extension 10 years later. But it is clear that the countless artwork that was stolen from Jews during World War II by the Nazis remain wrongfully owned and hidden.” said Ronald Lauder, President of World Jewish Congress.