United States · Bill · S
S. 1956 (103rd)
Rental-Purchase Reform Act of 1994
Introduced
22 March 1994
Last action
22 March 1994 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Sponsors
Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7], Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR]
Subjects
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Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Rental-Purchase Reform Act of 1994 - Amends the Consumer Credit Protection Act to set forth information required to be disclosed by merchants to consumers under rental-purchase agreements. Regulates the collection and advertising practices of such merchants. Authorizes consumers to bring civil charges in any U.S. district court for violations of this Act.
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Timeline
22 March 1994
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Source: IntroReferral
22 March 1994
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3453)
Source: IntroReferral
22 March 1994
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 22 March 1994 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 March 1994
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 March 1994
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 22 March 1994
Sponsors
- Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssbk00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1956
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/s/1956
- us · 103-s-1956 · source updated 26 August 2025