REP. LEE'S BILL THE HEAR ACT HEADS TO THE PRESIDENT'S DESK

Washington, March 16 -- Congresswoman Laurel Lee issued the following press release:

Today, Rep. Laurel Lee's bill, the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act of 2025, passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The bipartisan legislation removes the upcoming expiration date from the original HEAR Act of 2016, ensuring that Holocaust survivors and their families can continue pursuing claims to recover artwork and cultural property stolen by the Nazi regime. The bipartisan bill, which has already passed the Senate, now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law.

"The Holocaust was one of the darkest chapters in human history, marked not only by the murder of millions of Jews but also by the systematic theft of their homes, l...