To clarify the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016, to appropriately limit the application of defenses based on the passage of time and other non-merits defenses to claims under that Act, section 1, Sec. 1.
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“This Act may be cited as the "Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025".”
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“This Act may be cited as the "Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025".”
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Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025, Public Law 119-82, sec. 1, 140 Stat. 752 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ82/html/PLAW-119publ82.htm
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“The name the Act gives itself,” Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025, section 1, Sec. 1. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/holocaust-expropriated-art-recovery-act-2025/proposal/sec01-short-title/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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