Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I appreciate the work Mr. Conyers, the ranking member, has done on this bill; Mr. Goodlatte, the chairman and the sponsor; and Mr. Nadler, our Democratic colead. I rise in support of H.R. 6130, the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016. H.R. 6130 creates a new 6-year Federal statute of limitations for civil claims filed in Federal or State court to allow a claimant to recover artwork and other cultural property that was stolen, seized, sold under duress, or otherwise lost as a result of Nazi persecution during the period from January 1, 1933, to December 31, 1945. The bill provides that this limitation period begins upon a claimant's ``actual discovery'' of the identity and location of the art that was unlawfully lost, and information or facts sufficient to indicate that the claimant has a possessory interest in the art. In addition, the bill specifies that this new limitations period applies to cases filed prior to December 31, 2026. Finally, the bill's provisions sunset on January 1, 2027. The new Federal limitations period established by H.R. 6130 is necessary because State statutes of limitations often bar claims if they are not filed within some specified number of years from the date of the loss.…”