Expressing the sense of the Senate on the restitution of or compensation for property seized during the Nazi and Communist eras

3 cosponsors.

Urges the countries of Europe that have not yet done so, especially the governments of Lithuania and Poland, to enact legislation to provide restitution or compensation to individuals and communities whose personal, communal, or religious properties were confiscated by the Nazi or Communist regimes. Welcomes the decision of the government of the Czech Republic to host Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets which will address the issue of confiscated property.

See also: related measures H. Con. Res. 89 of 3/30/09 and S. Con. Res. 23 of 5/19/09; and similar provisions in H.R. 2410 of 5/14/09 and H.R. 2475 of 5/19/09.

Passed in Senate by unanimous consent.