I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5082 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 23, 2018 Mr. Mooney of West Virginia (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude law firms and licensed attorneys who are engaged in activities related to legal proceedings from the definition of a debt collector, to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to prevent the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from exercising supervisory or enforcement authority with respect to attorneys when undertaking certain actions related to legal proceedings, and for other purposes.