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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 trunca-
tion 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 resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1474) to facili-
tate check truncation by authorizing substitute checks, 
to foster innovation in the check collection system with-
out mandating receipt of checks in electronic form, and 
to improve the overall efficiency of the Nation’s payments 
system, and for other purposes.
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 
rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee
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of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation 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 effi-
ciency of the Nation’s payments system, and for other pur-
poses. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 
All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 
shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Financial Services. After general debate the 
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original 
bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute 
rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec-
ommended by the Committee on Financial Services now 
printed in the bill. Each section of the committee amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as 
read. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord pri-
ority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member 
offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the 
portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed
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shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of consider-
ation of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise 
and report the bill to the House with such amendments 
as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a 
separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The pre-
vious question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
and amendments thereto to final passage without inter-
vening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
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 sub-
stitute 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 sys-
tem, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 3, 2003
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed