"The Hear Act of 2016 created a new six-year statute of limitations running from the date that the claimant had actual knowledge of both their claim to the work and its current location."
"Although claims moved forward under the Hear Act of 2016, recoveries remained elusive. To my knowledge, only one civil case citing the act actually resulted in a court order requiring a current owner to hand over art to claimants."
"Other claims were denied on so-called 'procedural grounds' or 'technical defences', including 'laches' and the act of state doctrine."
The United States House of Representatives passed an expanded version of the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (Hear) Act of 2025, following Senate approval. This legislation aims to assist in recovering art lost or stolen during the Nazi era. It modifies the legal landscape for claimants and current owners of potentially claimable works. The original Hear Act of 2016 established a six-year statute of limitations for claims, but recoveries have been limited, with few successful court orders for art return.
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