,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ca1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,perlmutter 7for himself and ,mr4      
,bachus7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,financial ,services  ,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 actions4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,fair ,debt ,collection ,practices      
,technical ,clarification ,act of #bjac4
  #b4 ,legal proceeding exception       
,section #hjc7f7 of the ,fair ,debt     
,collection ,practices ,act 7#ab        
,u4,s4,c4 #afib;a7#f77 is amended--     
7#a7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,f7 
as subparagraph 7,g72 and  7#b7 by      
inserting after subparagraph 7,e7 the   
following3  7,f7 any law firm or        
licensed attorney--  7i7 serving1       
filing1 or conveying formal legal       

pleadings1 discovery requests1 or other 
documents pursuant to the applicable    
rules of civil procedure2 or  7ii7      
communicating in1 or at the direction   
of1 a court of law or in depositions or 
settlement conferences1 in connection   
with a pending legal action to collect a
 debt on behalf of a client2 and  4