,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #fij  #aae?   
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ejhb
  ,report ,no4 #aae-hib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se 
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bc1     
#bjah ,mr4 ,mooney ( ,we/ ,virg9ia 7=   
himself & ,mr4 ,gonzalez ( ,texas7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices     
,augu/ #g1 #bjah ,committ$ to !         
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,fair ,debt ,collection      
,practices ,act to exclude law firms &  
lic5s$ attorneys :o are engag$ 9        
activities relat$ to legal proce$+s f ! 
def9ition ( a debt collector1 to am5d ! 
,consum] ,f9ancial ,protection ,act (   
#bjaj to prev5t ! ,bureau ( ,consum]    
,f9ancial ,protection f ex]cis+         
sup]visory or en=cem5t au?ority )       
respect to attorneys :5 und]tak+ c]ta9  
actions relat$ to legal proce$+s1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,practice ( ,law       
,te*nical ,cl>ification ,act ( #bjah4   

#b4 ,exclusion ( law firms & attorneys f
 ! def9ition ( debt collector :5 engag$ 
9 ! practice ( law ,section #hjc7f7 ( ! 
,fair ,debt ,collection ,practices ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afib;a7#f77 is am5d$--  
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,f7 z   
subp>agraph 7,g72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]
 subp>agraph 7,e7 ! foll[+3  7,f7 any   
law firm or lic5s$ attorney1 to ! ext5t 
t-- 7i7 su* firm or attorney is engag$ 9
 litigation activities 9 connection ) a 
legal action 9 a c\rt ( law to collect a
 debt on behalf ( a cli5t1 includ+--    
7,i7 s]v+1 fil+1 or convey+ =mal legal  
plead+s1 discov]y reque/s1 or o!r       
docum5ts pursuant to ! applicable /atute
 or rules ( civil proc$ure2  7,,ii7     
communicat+ 91 or at ! direction (1 a   
c\rt ( law 7includ+ 9 depositions or    
settlem5t conf]5ces7 or 9 ! en=cem5t ( a
 judgm5t2 or  7,,iii7 any o!r activities
 engag$ 9 z "p ( ! practice ( law1 "u ! 
laws ( a ,/ate 9 :i* ! attorney is      
lic5s$1 t relate to ! legal action2 &   
7ii7 su* legal action is s]v$ on !      

def5dant debtor1 or s]vice is attempt$1 
9 accordance ) ! applicable /atute or   
rules ( civil proc$ure2 &  4  #c4       
,am5dm5t to ,bureau au?ority ) respect  
to practice ( law ,section              
#ajbg7;e77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,consum]         
,f9ancial ,protection ,act ( #bjaj 7#ab 
,u4,s4,c4 #eeag7;e77#b77;,b77 is am5d$  
by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 1    
unless su* f9ancial product or s]vice is
 provid$ by a lic5s$ attorney :o is n a 
debt collector z describ$ "u section    
#hjc7f77;,f7 ( ! ,fair ,debt ,collection
 ,practices ,act44  ,augu/ #g1 #bjah    
,committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole     
,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union & ord]$ to  
be pr9t$