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RTO Legislative Activity
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RTO Legislative Activity - Rent-to-Own Legislative HistoryFederal: Below is a summary of the major federal initiatives aimed at passage of a Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act:
2007-2008 | 110th Congress: H.R. 1767 by Representative William Lacy Clay (D-MO) with 84 co-sponsors; S. 1012 by Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) with 21 co-sponsors.
2005-2006 | 109th Congress: H.R. 1651 by Representative Walter Jones (R-NC) with 40 co-sponsors; S. 603 by Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) with 19 co-sponsors. The Senate Banking Committee considered bill inclusion into the Regulatory Relief Act and heard testimony regarding S. 603 on June 21, 2005.
2003-2004 | 108th Congress: H.R. 996 by Representative Walter Jones (R-NC) with 95 co-sponsors; S. 884 by Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) with 27 co-sponsors. The Senate Banking Committee heard testimony regarding S. 884 on June 22, 2004 as a part of a “Consideration of Regulatory Reform Proposals” hearing. Senator Landrieu testified. 2001-2002 | 107th Congress: H.R. 1701 by Representative Walters Jones (R-NC) with 83 co-sponsors. The bill passed the House of Representatives (215 to 201) on September 18, 2002; passed the House Judiciary Committee (14 to 12); pased the House Financial Services Committee (29 to 9); and passed the House Financial Services Subcommittee (24 to 4). S. 2947 by Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) generated eight co-sponsors.
1999-2000 | 106th Congress: H.R. 1634 by Representative Walter Jones (R-NC) with 51 co-sponsors.
1997-1998 | 105th Congress: H.R. 2019 by Representative Walter Jones (R-NC) with 27 co-sponsors. The Taxpayers Relief Act of 1997 passed into law. The law included the three-year MACRs (Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery Schedule) as the depreciation method for rent-to-own agreements. The rent-to-own three-year MACRs amendment also codified the rent-to-own transaction as a lease in the Internal Revenue Service statutes.
1995-1996 | 104th Congress: H.R. 2820 by Representative J.C. Watts (R-OK) with 36 co-sponsors. The Internal Revenue Service issued its Revenue Procedure ruling declaring the rent-to-own transaction as a lease in the IRS code.
1993-1994 | 103rd Congress: H.R. 2803 by Representative Larry LaRocco (D-ID) with 53 co-sponsors; S. 1956 by Senator Richard Shelby (D-AL) with five co-sponsors.
Please review the following website - Rent-to-Own Congressional Web Site - for the current legislative context, issues and history for the rent-to-own industry and the U.S. Congress.
State: Ninety-five percent of the U.S. population living in 47 states is now subject to state laws defining the rent-to-own transaction as a lease. Listed below are the states with rent-to-own laws and the years in which they were enacted:
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Progressive Rentals Magazine
Progressive Rentals is the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations' award-winning rent-to-own industry magazine, and it's available here. | ||
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Complete issue of Progressive Rentals April - May 2008
Make the Connection!
In Search of the Industry's Finest
Rent-to-own and Islam
APROfile: Scott Brown
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