# 114-hr-889: Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act

114-hr-889, Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH); status Received in the Senate. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-889
- Congress: 114
- Title: Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act
- Status: Received in the Senate.
- Introduced: 2015-02-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act Amends the federal judicial code with respect to denial of a foreign state's sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. or state courts in commercial activity cases where rights in property taken in violation of international law are in issue and that property, or any property exchanged for it, is: (1) present in the United States in connection with a commercial activity carried on by the foreign state in the United States; or (2) owned by an agency or instrumentality of the foreign state and that agency or instrumentality is engaged in a commercial activity in the United States. Grants a foreign state or certain carriers immunity from federal or state court jurisdiction for any activity in the United States associated with a temporary exhibition or display of a work of art or other object of cultural significance if: the work of art or other object of cultural significance is imported into the United States from any foreign country pursuant to an agreement for its temporary exhibition or display between a foreign state that is its owner or custodian and the United States or U.S. cultural or educational institutions; and the President has determined that such work is culturally significant and its temporary exhibition or display is in the national interest. Denies immunity, however, in cases concerning rights in property taken in violation of international law in which: (1) the action is based upon a claim that the work was taken between January 30, 1933, and May 8, 1945, by the government of Germany or any government in Europe occupied, assisted, or allied by the German government; (2) the court determines that the activity associated with the exhibition or display is commercial; and (3) that determination is necessary for the court to exercise jurisdiction over the foreign state.

## Cosponsors (3)

- ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2015-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6477: Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act
- 114-hr-5283: DUE PROCESS Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4240: No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3713: Sentencing Reform Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3406: Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-889 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/889)

## Related
- [114-hr-6477: Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6477)
- [114-hr-5283: DUE PROCESS Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5283)
- [114-hr-4240: No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4240)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3713: Sentencing Reform Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3713)
- [114-hr-3406: Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3406)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-889 (as of 2025-11-18).