Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2892
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
Introduced: 2013-07-31
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Consumer credit

Debt collection

Financial services and investments

Judicial procedure and administration

Lawyers and legal services
Latest action: action_date: 2013-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-07-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013 - Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude from the definition of &quot;debt collector&quot; 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. </p><UL><UL> </UL> </UL> <BR>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2892 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2013 Mr. Perlmutter (for himself and Mr. Bachus ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to preclude law firms and licensed attorneys from the definition of a debt collector when taking certain actions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013 . 2. Legal proceeding exception Section 803(6) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1692a(6) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: (F) any law firm or licensed attorney— (i) serving, filing, or conveying formal legal pleadings, discovery requests, or other documents pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure; or (ii) 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; and .