Your Funeral Guy Has reported that the Bereaved Consumers Protection Act has made it through the Energy and Commerce Committee and has been Marked up for consideration of a vote in the full House Of Representatives. Your Funeral Guy Reports this in a snippet: “The Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act, HR 3655 Land Mark [...]
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Committee Vote 7.21.10-Bereaved Consumers Protection act
Congressman Bobby Rush will be putting the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act up for a vote in he Energy Commerce Committee. on July 21st 2010. Rush pulled the the bill from consideration on May 5th. This is important legislation( Hr 3655) because it essentially keeps cemeteries honest requiring that they disclose prices in advance [...]
Burr Oak Cemetery or Arlington National Cemetery|BereavedConsumersProtectionAct
If you looked at these words about a year ago you would think that they were talking about Burr Oak Cemetery outside of Chicago- Not Arlington National Cemetery. “….. said Wednesday that officials were prepared to dig up graves, open caskets and take DNA samples from the deceased if it is necessary to sort out [...]
They’re weighing in on HR 3655-Bereaved Consumers Protection Act
It is the Day before the Full Congressional Committee Hearing on the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights act Act. The Bill wiil placed for markup to the full US House of Representatives for vote. Here is the way things are playing out. The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) and the Funeral Consumers Alliance(FCA) are supporting [...]
Bereaved Consumer Bill Of Rights Act-Hearing 5-5-2009(bereavedconsumersprotectionact)
The Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act Of 2009 will be the subject of the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing (Mark up) on 5/05/2010. The legislation is known as the Rush Bill after the Bill Sponsor, Congressman Bobby Rush. The Bill in is also known as FTC Funeral Rule 2 . [...]
ICCFA Exec Voices Complains, about Reform Bill|BereavedConsumersProtectionAct
An Executive with the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association has complained about the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act and it’s supporters. The Bill is moving through Congress. Snippet: The ICCFA has testified on this bill and views it as creating a minefield of minor offenses punishable by crushing fines starting at $16,000 per [...]
Bereaved Consumer Bill of Rights act marked up in Congress|Bereaved Consumers protection act
The Bereaved Consumers Bill Of Rights Act of 2009 was marked up in Congress yesterday. The Bill went from the House subcommittee to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The next step is fir the Bill (HR 3655) to move out of committee to the Full House For a vote here. IMPORTANT LINKS Read [...]
Bobby Rush to Speak To Funeral Lobby-BereavedConsumersProtectionAct
Congressman Bobby Rush the man who introduced the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act will speak to the Funeral Lobby in Early March of 2009. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., who introduced the “Bereaved Consumer’s Bill of Rights Act of 2009″ (H.R. 3655) in the U.S. House of Representatives, will address attendees during the 2010 NFDA [...]
Washington Times Reports on Funeral, Cemetery, Reform-BereavedConsumersProtectionAct
The Washington Times has reported on the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act. Opponents of this legislation say that regulation should be left to the States. However State Regulations have not prevented the Burr Oak Cemetery Horror in Illinois or the Eden Memorial Park(SCI) Cemetery Scandal in California. Snippet from the Washington Times: “On the [...]
Funeral Industry Site delays, inaccurrate, incomplete report(BereaveConsumersProtectionAct)
The Funeral Industry site ConnectingDirectors.Com Delayed a report on the Bereaved Consumers Bill Of Rights Act. The report came on Feb 1, 2010. The report had no editorial content and did not mention the Controversial comments of the National Funeral Directors Association Randal L Earl about Walmart and Amazon.Com selling Caskets. The report came five [...]