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HRES 562 105th Congress House International Affairs Church and state Church property Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Claims Compensation (Law) Croatia Czech Republic Europe Expropriation Government Operations and Politics Latvia Law Legislation Lithuania Religion Right of property Romania Slovakia Totalitarianism

Concerning properties wrongfully expropriated by formerly totalitarian governments.

Introduced: October 1, 1998 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 13, 1998
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 13, 1998
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 13, 1998
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 13, 1998
Considered as unfinished business.
Oct 13, 1998
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Hamilton objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Oct 13, 1998
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 13, 1998
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10724-10728, H10799)
Oct 13, 1998
Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Oct 2, 1998
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 2, 1998
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 1, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Oct 1, 1998
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Welcomes the efforts of many former totalitarian countries to address the question of the status of wrongfully expropriated properties.

Urges countries which have not already done so to return such properties to their rightful owners or, when actual return is not possible, to pay prompt, just and effective compensation.

Calls for the return of such properties to religious communities.

Calls on Croatia, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and any other nation whose laws or regulations limit restitution or compensation for such properties to persons who reside in, or are citizens of, the country from which restitution or compensation is sought, to remove such restrictions.

Urges former totalitarian countries to implement laws that provide for restitution of, or compensation for, wrongfully expropriated property.

What's happening now October 13, 1998

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2