Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013

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

1. 31 July 2013

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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2. 31 July 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 31 July 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 31 July 2013 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 31 July 2013

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 31 July 2013

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 31 July 2013

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Sponsors

• Ed Perlmutter · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Steve Stivers · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] · R · Cosponsor
• George Holding · R · Cosponsor
• Robert Pittenger · R · Cosponsor
• Patrick McHenry · R · Cosponsor
• · hsba00 · Standing

Related records

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