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S. 2328 113th Congress Senate

Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2014

Official title: A bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to preclude law firms and licensed attorneys from the definition of a debt collector when taking certain actions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 10, 2014 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Civil actions and liabilityConsumer creditDebt collectionFinancial services and investments
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 13, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 13, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2014 - 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.

Prohibits such amendments from being construed to exempt any law firm or licensed attorney engaged in any activity other than those activities specifically described in the amendments from being subject to any other applicable provision of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.


 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2892 Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2013
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All 2 Democratic 1
Vitter, David
· Jun 10, 2014
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · May 13, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2328: Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2328/
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"S. 2328: Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Clarification Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2328/.
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