Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018
Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 23, 2018
Latest Action
August 7, 2018
Primary Sponsor
Alexander X. MooneyRepublican(WV)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
90pct
165d open
vs 7,393 other HR bills in the 115th — cohort avg 50d
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.
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Filing registrants (5)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 690.
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-892.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 25.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Creditors' rights, generally. Advocate for HR 5082, the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Creditors' rights, generally. Advocate for HR 5082, the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act --monitor legislation clarifying FDCPA liability of attorneys and law firms collecting a debt that is directly related to litigation --outreach to House of Representative offices concerning status of H.R. 5082, the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018
Client expense: $34,650 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act --monitor legislation clarifying FDCPA liability of attorneys and law firms collecting a debt that is directly related to litigation --outreach to House of Representative offices concerning status of H.R. 5082, the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Creditors' rights, generally. Advocate for HR 5082, the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2018 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Creditors' rights, generally. Advocate for HR 5082, the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.J.Res.132 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act". S.J.Res.57 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act". H.R.4439 - Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act S.2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act H.R.1116 - TAILOR Act of 2017 H.R.3072 - Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 H.R.4508 - PROSPER Act H.R.4550 - Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R.5082 - Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018 H.R.3299 - Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 S.1642 - Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R.4861 - EQUAL Act of 2018 H.R.3760 - Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2017 S.1659 - Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2017
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Creditors' rights, generally. Advocate for HR 5082, the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Creditors' rights, generally. Advocate for HR 5082, the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4550--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2017 --monitor H.R. 4550 and Financial Services Committee action on the legislation --preparation of lobbying materials for CAI members H.R. 5082--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2018 --monitor H.R. 5082 and Financial Services Committee action on legislation --inquiries concerning the potential for legislation to advance to House floor --convey CAI support for H.R. 5082 to House members
Client expense: $34,650 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2018 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4550--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2017 --monitor H.R. 4550 and Financial Services Committee action on the legislation --preparation of lobbying materials for CAI members H.R. 5082--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2018 --monitor H.R. 5082 and Financial Services Committee action on legislation --inquiries concerning potential for legislation to advance to House floor --convey CAI support for H.R. 5082 to House members
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2018 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Authority of CFPB Bank capital rules Banks stress tests Best interest standard CFPB Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity Dept. of Ed barriers to emergency relief funds Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation policies relating to bank employment Federal Reserve rating system for large financial institutions Financial Technology ("Fintech") Funding of CFPB H.J. Res. 111, regarding the CFPB rule on Mandatory Arbitration H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act H.R. 1116, the "Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017" H.R. 1144, the Inclusive Prosperity Act H.R. 1153, the "Mortgage Choice Act" H.R. 1585, the "Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act" H.R. 1645, the "Fostering Innovation Act of 2017" H.R. 1699, the "Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017" H.R. 2121, the "Pension, Endowment, and Mutual Fund Access to Banking Act" H.R. 2133, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 2148, "Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans" H.R. 2201, the "Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act" H.R. 2295, the Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 2306, the Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act H.R. 2319, The "Consumer Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act" H.R. 2396, the "Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act" H.R. 2570, the "Mortgage Fairness Act of 2017" H.R. 2585, the 21st Century Glass Steagall Act H.R. 2706, the "Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017" H.R. 2954, the "Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act" H.R. 3072, the "Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017" H.R. 3179, the "Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act" H.R. 3221, the "Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act" H.R. 3299, the "Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017" H.R. 3312, the "Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017" H.R. 3857, the "Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act of 2017" H.R. 3911, the "Risk-Based Credit Examination Act" H.R. 3948, the "Protection of Source Code Act" H.R. 3971, the "Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017" H.R. 3973, the "Market Data Protection Act of 2017" H.R. 3978, the "TRID Improvement Act" H.R. 399, the Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act H.R. 4015, the "Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017" H.R. 4247, the "Restoring Financial Market Freedom Act" H.R. 4263, the "Regulation A+ Improvement Act" H.R. 4267, the "Small Business Credit Availability Act" H.R. 4279, the "Expanding Investment Opportunities Act" H.R. 4292, the "Living Will Improvement Act" H.R. 4293, the "Stress Test Improvement Act" H.R. 4296, "To Place Requirements on Operational Risk Capital Requirements For Banking Organizations" H.R. 4464, the "Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017" H.R. 4508, the "Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act" H.R. 4529, the "Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017" H.R. 4537, the "International Insurance Standards Act of 2017" H.R. 4545, the "Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act" H.R. 4546, the "National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act" H.R. 4566, the "Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act" H.R. 477, the Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017″ H.R. 790, the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2017 H.R. 859, the Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act - HR 1116 -- Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operating Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 HR 1153 -- Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 HR 1264 -- Community Financial Institution Exemption Act HR 2226 -- Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act HR 2319 -- Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 HR 3312 HR 3746 -- Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 HR 3978 -- TRID Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4061 -- Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4263 -- Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4293 -- Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 HR 4296 -- To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency HR 4545 -- Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act HR 4550 -- Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 HR 4566 -- Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act HR 4607 -- Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act HR 4659 -- To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives HR 4738 -- Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act HR 4771 -- Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 HR 4785 -- American Customer Information Protection Act HR 4790 -- Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act HR 4861 -- Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 HR 5051 -- Public Company Registration Threshold Act HR 5082 -- Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018 HR 5323 -- Derivatives Fairness Act Legislation affecting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffing Nomination of Joseph Otting to be Comptroller of the Currency Nominations for SEC, CFTC, FDIC Protecting Consumers Access to Credit Act of 2017 (H.R. 3299) S. 1020, the Carried Interest Fairness Act S. 1642 S. 2155 -- Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2155, the "Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act" S. 2417 -- the Stopping Abuse & Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act S.J. Res. 47 SEC fiduciary rule Sen. Brown Amendment No. 2080 Sen. Moran Amendment No. 2140 Substitute Amendment to S. 2155 Treasury department review of financial regulations Volcker Rule *In accordance with her lobbying and communication restrictions, Kristine Lucius has not lobbied or had contact with any covered officials in the Senate on these issues
2018 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R.5266 - Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R.1116 - TAILOR Act of 2017 H.R.3072 - Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 H.R.1264 - Community Financial Institution Exemption Act H.R.4550 - Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R.2226 - Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R.3746 - Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R.3299 - Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R.4439 - Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act H.R.4550 - Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R.5082 - Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018 S.2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act H.R.2896 - Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2017
Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Creditors' rights, generally. Advocate for HR 5082, the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Creditors' rights, generally. Advocate for HR 5082, the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Creditors' rights, generally. Advocate for HR 5082, the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Creditors' rights, generally. Advocate for HR 5082, the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4550--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2017 --monitor H.R. 4550 and Financial Services Committee action on the legislation --preparation of lobbying materials for CAI members H.R. 5082--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2018 --monitor H.R. 5082 and Financial Services Committee action on legislation
Client expense: $34,650 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2018 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4550--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2017 --monitor H.R. 4550 and Financial Services Committee action on the legislation --preparation of lobbying materials for CAI members H.R. 5082--Practice of Law Technical Correction Act of 2018 --monitor H.R. 5082 and Financial Services Committee action on legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Client expense: $292,750 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of the Census, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of