United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4550 (115th)
Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017
Introduced
5 December 2017
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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5 December 2025
Summary
Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 This bill 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 connection with a legal action to collect a debt on behalf of a client in, or at the direction of, a court of law or in the enforcement of a judgment.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 December 2017
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Introduced in House · EN · 5 December 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 December 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4550
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4550