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H.R. 5924 (98th)
Cultural Property Repose Act of 1984
Introduced
25 June 1984
Last action
17 August 1984 · Committee
Status
Executive Comment Requested from Justice, State, Natl Endow for Arts.
Sponsors
Rep. Long, Gillis W. [D-LA-8], Rep. Andrews, Michael [D-TX-25], Rep. Britt, Robin [D-NC-6], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
29 August 2025
Summary
Cultural Property Repose Act of 1984 - Prohibits a foreign state from bringing an action in any U.S. or State court to recover possession of or obtain damages related to any archaeological or ethnological material or any article of cultural property which has been in the United States under specified circumstances. Applies such prohibition to pending court proceedings.
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Timeline
25 June 1984
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
25 June 1984
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 June 1984
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 June 1984
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Source: Committee
17 August 1984
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from Justice, State, Natl Endow for Arts.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 25 June 1984
Sponsors
- Rep. Long, Gillis W. [D-LA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Andrews, Michael [D-TX-25] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Britt, Robin [D-NC-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/5924
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hr/5924
- us · 98-hr-5924 · source updated 29 August 2025