[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18027]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      CHECK TRUNCATION ACT OF 2003

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask that the Chair now lay before the 
Senate a message from the House on H.R. 1474.
  The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message 
from the House of Representatives:

       Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the 
     Senate to the bill (H.R. 1474) entitled ``An Act to 
     facilitate check truncation by authorizing substitute checks, 
     to foster innovative 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'', and ask a conference with 
     the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
     thereon.
       Ordered, That the following Members be the managers of the 
     conference on the part of the House:
       For consideration of the House bill and the Senate 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Mr. 
     Oxley, Mr. Bachus, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Hart, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Ford.

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
insist on its amendment to the House bill, agree to a conference with 
the House on the disagreeing votes, and the Chair be authorized to 
appoint conferees at a ratio of 3 to 2.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Presiding Officer appointed Mr. Shelby, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Allard, 
Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. Johnson as conferees on the part of the Senate.

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