Support in United States Congress for Restitution of Confiscated and Denationalized Property in Former Communist Countries

US Congress Acts on the Topic of Property Restitution in Eastern Europe

Debate in the Senate
Debate in the House of Representatives
House of Representatives Resolution 562 October 13, 1998
Senate Concurrent Resolution 19 April 9, 1997
Senate Concurrent Resolution 73 -Relative to Property Claims
Property Rights - International LawUS

Administration Officials Speeches Related to Property Restitution

Property restitution in Eastern Europe - Stuart Eisenstat's March 3, 1999 Testimony Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Property restitution in Eastern Europe - Stuart Eisenstat's August 6, 1998 testimony before House International Relations Committee
Property Restitution, Compensation, and Preservation: Competing Claims in Post-Communist Europe transcript of a hearing before the U.S. House Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, July 18, 1996.

International Organization for or Related to Property Restitution

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe - US homepage
OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe - Homepage
World Jewish Restitution Organization - founded in 1992 to deal with problem of the restoration of Jewish property, and to raise the profile of the cause worldwide.

US Congress Acts on the Topic of Property Restitution in Eastern Europe
The problems that face the owners of the confiscated and nationalized properties in former communist countries were debated in US congress over the last two years.Debate in the Senate and debate in the House of Representatives resulted in the House of Representatives Resolution 562 on October 13,1998. in which is a reflection of the strong support of the for the plight of the owners of confiscated property in the former communist countries. A Senate Concurrent Resolution 19 was also passed on April 9, 1997 along the same lines.

These resolutions are evidence of the strong support of the American people for property restitution in the former communist countries.

US Administration Officials Speeches Related to Property Restitution
Under Secretary of State Stuart Eizenstat was appointed State Department's Special Envoy on Property Restitution in Central and Eastern Europe in 1995. On August 6 1998 he testified before the House International Committee on property restitution to victims of Holocaust in Central and Eastern Europe . The testimony goes beyond the Holocaust victims and details the the way in which his office and the US State Department are cooperating with and urging other governments to make fair and just restitution of property, including that confiscated by communist regimes in many East European countries.

International Organization for or Related to Property Restitution

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