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House Calendar No. 55

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 256

[Report No. 108–138] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1474) to facilitate check truncation by authorizing substitute checks, to foster innovation in the check 

collection system without mandating receipt of checks in electronic form, 

and to improve the overall efficiency of the Nation’s payments system, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 3, 2003

Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1474) to facilitate check truncation by authorizing substitute checks, 

to foster innovation in the check collection system without mandating receipt of checks in electronic form, and 

to improve the overall efficiency of the Nation’s payments 

system, and for other purposes.

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
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1 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider2 ation of the bill (H.R. 1474) to facilitate check truncation 

3 by authorizing substitute checks, to foster innovation in 

4 the check collection system without mandating receipt of 

5 checks in electronic form, and to improve the overall effi6 ciency of the Nation’s payments system, and for other pur7 poses. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 

8 All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

9 waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 

10 shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 

11 by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 

12 Committee on Financial Services. After general debate the 

13 bill shall be considered for amendment under the five14 minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original 

15 bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute 

16 rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec17 ommended by the Committee on Financial Services now 

18 printed in the bill. Each section of the committee amend19 ment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as 

20 read. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the 

21 Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord pri22 ority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member 

23 offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the 

24 portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 

25 purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed 
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1 shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of consider2 ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 

3 and report the bill to the House with such amendments 

4 as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a 

5 separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 

6 in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the com7 mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre8 vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 

9 and amendments thereto to final passage without inter10 vening motion except one motion to recommit with or 

11 without instructions. 
House Calendar No. 55

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 256

[Report No. 108–138] 

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1474) 

to facilitate check truncation by authorizing substitute checks, to foster innovation in the check collection system without mandating receipt of checks in electronic form, and to improve the overall efficiency of the Nation’s payments system, and for other purposes. 

JUNE 3, 2003

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed