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Rent to Own Online Government Workshop new Rent to Own and Government New Side By Side Comparison of Any State Statute to the Proposed Federal Legislation Related articles most recent first 109th Congress Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act of 2005 Introduced In Senate Opposing Forces; Two Groups At Legislative Odds 108th Congress Session Ends Without Passage Of Rental Purchase Agreement Act; Last Minute Efforts Nearly Win The Day Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Endorses Rental Purchase Agreement Act Rental Purchase Act Looses 5 Key Supporters Schrock And Clay Cosponsor Rental Purchase Agreement Act Text Of Landrieu Statement To The Senate Banking Committee Supporting The Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act "Even Congressmen Use Rent to Own"; Senator Mary Landrieu Opening Statement Audio Senate To Hear Testimony On Rental Purchase Agreement Act Today Virginia Senator Allen Endorses Rental Purchase Agreement Act; Hearing Scheduled For 22nd Washington Senator Patty Murray Cosponsors Rental Purchase Agreement Act; Senate Co-sponsor Count At 50% Shuster and Lampson Cosponsor Rental Purchase Agreement Act Senate Powerhouse Tom Daschle Cosponsors Rental Purchase Agreement Act; Senate Co-sponsor Count Nears 50% Six New Cosponsors For Rental Purchase Agreement Act North Dakota Democrat Senator Byron Dorgan Cosponsors S884; Senate Co-sponsor Count at 23 Missouri Republican Todd Akin Supports Rental Purchase Agreement Act Southern Democrats Co-sponsor Rental Purchase Agreement Act Rent to Own Industry Supporter Doug Bereuter Resigning House Seat For Private Sector Missouri Republican Senator Christopher Bond Cosponsors S884 Senate Co-sponsor Count at 22 Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act Co-Sponsor Rep. Tiberi Introduces "No Down Payment Act" Rent to Own Online Introduces New State Statute Application 20% of Lawmakers Co-Sponsor Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act Illinois Republican Becomes 82nd Representative to Co-sponsor HR996 11 Term Texas Democrat Becomes 81st Representative to Co-sponsor HR996 Oregon Republican Senator Gordon Smith Cosponsors S884 Senate Co-sponsor Count at 21 Six Term Democrat Tim Holden (PA) Becomes 80th Co-Sponsor of HR996 Senators Roberts and Craig Cosponsor S884 Industry Hits Goal of 20 Co-sponsors by Mid September Kansas Democrat Becomes 79th Co-Sponsor of HR996 Bayh and Baucus Bring Senate Cosponsor Count to 18 Oregon Republican Switches Sides and Becomes 78th Co-Sponsor of HR996 ; Total at 78 Iowa Republican Steve King Co-Sponsors HR996 ; Total at 77 North Dakota Democrat Kent Conrad Brings Senate Cosponsor Count to 16 Kansas Republican Sam Brownback Brings Senate Cosponsor Count to 15 2 More House Democrats Cosponsors HR996; Total at 76 11 New House Cosponsors HR996; Total at 74 Trent Lott (R-MS), Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Bring Senate Cosponsor Count to 14 update HR996 Sponsorship... What's The Real Number? HR996; Movement In House Unlikely Till Senate Gets Off Dime HR 996: Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act Thomas Carper (D-DE) Becomes 12th Senate Cosponsor of RTO Legislation Michael Crapo (R-ID) Becomes 11th Senate Cosponsor of RTO Legislation Avalanche of Co-Sponsors for Rent to Own Legislation During APRO Legislative Conference 32 More Stories on Rental Purchase Agreement Act The bill was first introduced by Representative Walter B. Jones of NC in May, 2001. Click here for Rep. Jones Home Page

In the life of every piece of legislation that enters the House of Representatives, there is a two minute warning...this is it. The next 18 hours will be the culmination of decades of effort by countless industry workhorses.

Following is a summary of the next 18 hours in the life of HR1701...

Today at 5:30pm the House Rules Committee will meet to set the "Rules of Debate".

Tomorrow (9-18) there will actually be two votes.  The first is a 'Vote on the Rule'. This first vote, even though it has nothing to do with the bill itself, is critical because it will determine whether or not HR1701 actually makes it to the House Floor. If the Rule doesn't pass, everyone goes home and all bets are off.

Each side will have only 30 minutes to convince House members to vote up or down on the Rule. Representative John Linder (R-GA) will be 'Managing the Rule' for the Republicans.

According to Bob Woodall, Mr. Linder's Chief of Staff, Representative Linder is a strong proponent of HR1701 and will work to convince fellow members that the Rule should pass and debate should begin on the actual bill.

After 1 hour of debate, there will be an up or down vote on the Rule. If it passes, the House will move directly into debate on the actual bill.  Sources tell us that the Rule will likely be 'open', which means amendments will be allowed, and debate lengthy.

After the time for debate has expired, and any amendments have been offered/passed/voted down, the full House will vote up or down on the finished product.

If HR1701 is passed by the House...it's on to the Senate in a race for a vote before the end of the current session.

There will be a live web cast of House proceeding tomorrow beginning at 10:00am EST. RTO Online will supply a link to that web cast on the homepage.

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Rule
In order to bring any bill to the floor, the house must pass a 'Rule'. The Rule governs, among other things, the length of debate, whether or not amendments will be allowed, as well as the number of amendments. It basically sets the ground rules for debate leading up to the actual vote. Visit the Rules Committee Website.  back to top

Open
Allows any Member to offer an amendment, including en-bloc amendments, under the five minute rule, provided that the amendment is in compliance with House rules and the Budget Act. Most appropriation bills are considered under open rules. Even under an open rule, it is often difficult to offer an amendment to an appropriations bill. For example, an amendment cannot exceed the budget authority or outlays allocated to the committee under the Budget Act or it is subject to a point of order. back to top
 

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