,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bcbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ac1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,toomey 7for himself and ,mr4     
,warner7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,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 actions1  
and for other purposes4  #a4  ,short    
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,fair ,debt ,collection ,practices      
,technical ,clarification ,act of #bjad4
  #b4  ,legal proceeding exception  7a7 
,in general  ,section #hjc7f7 of the    
,fair ,debt ,collection ,practices ,act 
7#ae ,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  7b7
 ,rule of construction ,the amendments  
made by subsection 7a7 shall not exempt1
 nor shall they be construed to exempt1 
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 ,act4