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HR 5082 115th Congress House

Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018

Official title: 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… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: February 23, 2018 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Civil actions and liabilityConsumer creditDebt collectionJudicial procedure and administrationLawyers and legal services
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 7, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 690.
Aug 7, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-892.
Mar 21, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 25.
Mar 21, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 23, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 23, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 7, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 690.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018

This bill amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude from the definition of "debt collector" any law firm or licensed attorney engaged in litigation to collect a debt on behalf of a client, if such legal action complies with applicable rules of civil procedure.


 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1849 Related bill Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017
  • HR 4550 Related bill Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Feb 23, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5082: Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5082/
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"H.R. 5082: Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5082/.
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H.R. 5082, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5082/.
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