Number: RL34348
Title: Holocaust-Era Insurance Claims: Background and Proposed Legislation
Authors: Paul Belkin, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division; David Carpenter and Janice E. Rubin, American Law Division; Baird Webel, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: This report aims to inform consideration of H.R. 1746 and possible alternatives by providing: background on Holocaust-era compensation and restitution issues; an overview of ICHEIC, including criticism and support of its claims process and Administration policy on ICHEIC; and an overview of litigation on Holocaust-era insurance claims and the proposed legislation.
Pages: 27
Date: July 21, 2008