Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2016
Latest action · Jul 7, 2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 7, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2016
This bill directs the Department of State, with respect to covered countries, to annually include within either the relevant Annual Country Report on Human Rights, the International Religious Freedom Report, or other appropriate report an assessment of the nature and extent of national laws or enforceable policies regarding the identification, return, or restitution of wrongfully seized or transferred Holocaust era assets and compliance with the goals of the Terezin Declaration on Holocaust Era Assets and Related Issues, including:
- the return to the rightful owner of wrongfully seized or transferred property, including religious or communal property, or the provision of comparable substitute property or the payment of equitable compensation to the rightful owner;
- the use of the Washington Conference Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art and the Terezin Declaration in settling claims involving publicly and privately held movable property;
- the restitution of heirless property to assist needy Holocaust survivors; and
- progress on the resolution of claims for U.S. citizen Holocaust survivors and family members.
"Covered countries" means signatories to the Terezin Declaration that are determined by the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues to be countries of particular concern with respect to such restitution.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 7, 2016 to Sep 28, 2016, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jul 7, 2016 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Sep 28, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 7, 2016Introduced in House
- Jul 7, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3142 | Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2016 | Identical bill | Jul 7, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
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- Jul 7, 2016Introduced in House
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