House resolution · 108th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
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.
Sponsor: Rep. Pete Sessions R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 3, 2003
- Committee actionJun 3, 2003
- Passed HouseJun 5, 2003 · by voice vote
Latest action: Jun 5, 2003 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Res. 256.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 108-138 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/138
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Res. 256, 108th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hres/256
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
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- H.Res. 181 (108th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1036) to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against…
- H.Res. 206 (108th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1350) to reauthorize the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.