Congressional Bills S. 1884 and S. 3971 Signed into Law

Key Points

• Trump signed two bills into law on April 13, 2026. One permanently extends legal protections for families trying to recover art and property stolen during the Holocaust, and the other funds small business research programs.
• The Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025 makes permanent the legal framework that gives families more time to sue in court for property taken by the Nazis. The original 2016 law had a time limit, but this update removes that expiration so families will always have a path to justice.
• The Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act renews the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program through fiscal year 2031. These programs help small companies compete for federal research dollars to develop new technologies.
• The SBIR and STTR programs are some of the largest sources of early-stage funding for small businesses working on cutting-edge research. Extending them through 2031 gives small companies and startups confidence that this funding pipeline will remain available for the next several years.