HR 4235 — To clarify the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016, to appropriately limit the application of defenses based on the passage of time and other non-merits defenses to claims under that Act.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor
- Fitzgerald, Scott (R, WI-5) — cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Goldman, Craig A. (R, TX-12) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (4)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | MAYER BROWN LLP | WORLD JEWISH RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION | — | HR 4235 |
| 1st Quarter - Amendment | 2026 first_quarter | ACG ADVOCACY | ART ASHES | $50,000 | H.R.4235 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | CORCORAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. DBA CORCORAN PARTNERS | ART RESTITUTION TO ASSIST SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST EMERGENCY SERVICES FDN. | $30,000 | H.R. 4235 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | ACG ADVOCACY | ART ASHES | $50,000 | H.R.4235 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-06-27 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (9)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fitzgerald, Scott | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goodlander, Maggie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goldman, Craig A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | ART ASHES | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.4235 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | ART RESTITUTION TO ASSIST SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST EMERGENCY SERVICES FDN. | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 4235 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | WORLD JEWISH RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 4235 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Fitzgerald, Scott (R, house WI-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Goldman, Craig A. (R, house TX-12) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Goodlander, Maggie (D, house NH-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ART ASHES | 2 | $100,000 | 0 | $0 | $100,000 |
| 2 | ART RESTITUTION TO ASSIST SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST EMERGENCY SERVICES FDN. | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 3 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 29 | $27,405 | $27,405 |
| 4 | none | 0 | $0 | 13 | $14,500 | $14,500 |
| 5 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 4 | $14,025 | $14,025 |
| 6 | blackstone | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 7 | retired | 0 | $0 | 34 | $10,281 | $10,281 |
| 8 | signum global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 10 | $5,821 | $5,821 |
| 12 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 13 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 14 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 15 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 16 | surry investment advisors llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 17 | jp morgan chase | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,706 | $3,706 |
| 18 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 19 | o'neill enterprises | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | reger holdings, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | columbia university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | ciminelli real estate corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
6 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 534 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 3 yes / 0 no / 274 unknown · D: 3 yes / 0 no / 260 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
6 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Fitzgerald, Scott (R · house · WI-5) · cosponsor
- Goldman, Craig A. (R · house · TX-12) · cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D · house · NH-2) · cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goldman, Craig A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fitzgerald, Scott (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goodlander, Maggie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ART RESTITUTION TO ASSIST SURVIVORS OF THE HOLOCAUST EMERGENCY SERVICES FDN. (h.r. 4235) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by WORLD JEWISH RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (hr 4235) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ART ASHES (h.r.4235) · lobbying_bill_mention