Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013

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D PerlmutterSponsor

7 cosponsors · 7 R

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 31, 2013

Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013 - Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude from the definition of "debt collector" any law firm or licensed attorney: (1) serving, filing, or conveying formal legal pleadings, discovery requests, or other documents pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure; or (2) communicating in, or at the direction of, a court of law or in depositions or settlement conferences, in connection with a pending legal action to collect a debt on behalf of a client.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013

Latest action (Jul 31, 2013): Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 31, 2013

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.