Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025

Key Provisions

• Blocks courts from dismissing Nazi-looted art claims based on how much time has passed since World War II.
• Stops courts from using other non-merits reasons, like the "act of state doctrine" or "international comity," to dismiss these claims.
• Lets victims and their heirs pursue claims regardless of their nationality or citizenship.
• Makes it easier to serve legal papers across the U.S. for these cases.
• Applies these new rules to ongoing cases and any new cases filed after the bill becomes law.