To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to clarify the relationship between such Act and rules of civil procedure, and for other purposes.

December 19, 2001

Mrs. BIGGERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to clarify the relationship between such Act and rules of civil procedure, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Fair Debt Collection Practices Technical Amendment Act of 2001'.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO REMEDY THE CONFLICT BETWEEN FEDERAL LAW AND JUDICIAL RULES.

Section 803(2) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692a(2)) is amended to read as follows:

`(2) The term `communication'--

`(A) means the conveying of information regarding a debt directly or indirectly to any person through any medium; and

`(B) does not include actions taken pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or, in the case of a proceeding in a State court, the rules of civil procedure applicable in the courts of such State.'.

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