SENATE 447115th CongressBecame Public Law No: 115-171.

Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2017

Last Action: 5/9/2018

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2018-05-09Became Public Law No: 115-171.
2018-05-09Became Public Law No: 115-171.
2018-05-09Signed by President.
2018-05-09Signed by President.
2018-04-27Presented to President.
2018-04-27Presented to President.
2018-04-24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-04-24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3460)
2018-04-24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3460)
2018-04-24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 447.
2018-04-24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3460-3464)
2018-04-24Mr. Poe (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2017-12-12Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2017-12-12Received in the House.
2017-12-12Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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CRS Summary

As of 2018-05-09 (49)

Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress assessing the national laws and enforceable policies of covered countries regarding the identification and return of, or restitution for, assets wrongfully seized or transferred during the Holocaust era, 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;
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" are participants in the 2009 Holocaust Era Assets Conference that are determined by the State Department, in consultation with expert nongovernmental organizations, to be countries of particular concern relative to the restitution of Holocaust-era assets.

Cosponsors (20)

Marco Rubio (R-FL)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Bob Casey (D-PA)
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
ORRIN HATCH (R-UT)
Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Edward Markey (D-MA)
JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ)
Gary Peters (D-MI)
Charles Schumer (D-NY)
John Thune (R-SD)
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Todd Young (R-IN)
Tim Scott (R-SC)
Christopher Coons (D-DE)
Cory Gardner (R-CO)
Ben Cardin (D-MD)

Subjects

Art, artists, authorship
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against property
Europe
Germany
Historical and cultural resources
Human rights
Religion
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Became law: Pub. L. 115-171

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