US Congress House Bill 2892 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-31 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013

Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. George Holding [R-NC]
Rep. Robert Hurt [R-VA]	Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-07-31	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

SB2328 (Related) 2014-05-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2892/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2892/BILLS-113hr2892ih.pdf