3.0.0 4550 2023-01-11T13:39:18Z 2023-01-11T13:39:18Z House HR 2017-12-05 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 198 (Tuesday, December 5, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas:H.R. 4550.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution,which gives Congress the power to regulate commerce among theseveral states and to make all laws which shall be necessaryand proper for carrying into execution this power.[Page H9664]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-12-05T15:01:05Z Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 115 1849 HR 2017-09-07 Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral. Identical bill CRS Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018 115 5082 HR 2018-08-07 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 690. Related bill CRS 2017-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2017-12-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-12-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 N M001195 Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] Alexander Mooney R WV X. 2 2017-12-05 True Finance and Financial Sector Civil actions and liability Consumer credit Debt collection Financial services and investments Judicial procedure and administration Lawyers and legal services Finance and Financial Sector 00 2017-12-05 Introduced in House 2018-05-31T19:28:06Z 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.


]]> Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 Display Title Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude law firms and licensed attorneys who are engaged in activities related to legal proceedings from the definition of a debt collector, to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to prevent the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from exercising supervisory or enforcement authority with respect to attorneys when undertaking certain actions related to legal proceedings, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4550ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4550ih.xml 2017-12-05 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.