; and (C) no party in a legal action shall have a Federal private right of action against the opposing attorney for the attorney’s litigation activities. (13) On February 5, 2020, the Conference of Chief Justices also adopted a second Resolution 1, entitled In Support of Preserving the Courts’ Authority to Regulate and Oversee Lawyers Engaged in Litigation and Opposing Federal Agency Regulation of Lawyers’ Litigation Activities , which expressed support for Federal legislation that would implement the three proposed reforms described in paragraph (12). (14) On April 12, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published its Statement of Policy Regarding Prohibition on Abusive Acts or Practices that explains its interpretation of those prohibitions contained in the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 and the actions that providers of consumer financial products or services, including attorneys engaged in debt collection, must take or avoid in order to comply with the Act. However, by requiring attorneys representing creditors in debt collection litigation to act in the interests of consumers instead of the interests of their own clients, and by requiring attorneys to take other steps inconsistent with their ethical duties, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Statement of Policy directly conflicts with the courts' well-established attorney rules of professional conduct, attorney disciplinary rules, and litigation procedural rules, thus further undermining the courts' primary and inherent authority to regulate and oversee attorneys engaged in the practice of law. 3. Court authority over attorneys engaged in litigation activities (a) In general Chapter 99 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1631 the following: 1632. Preservation of State and Federal courts’ primary and inherent authority to regulate and oversee attorneys engaged in litigation activities (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Federal agency The term Federal agency means an agency as defined in section