United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2892 (113th)
Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013
Introduced
31 July 2013
Last action
31 July 2013 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sponsors
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5], Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15], Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2], Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2], Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9], Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
31 July 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Source: IntroReferral
31 July 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 July 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2892
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2892
- us · 113-hr-2892 · source updated 12 August 2025