# 114-hr-5653: Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2016

114-hr-5653, Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5653
- Congress: 114
- Title: Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2016-07-07
- Sponsor: JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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)

- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5653 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5653)

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- [114-hr-2858: Humane Cosmetics Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2858)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5653 (as of 2025-11-18).