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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Bereaved Consumers Bill Of Rights is the Bereaved Consumer Protection Act.
When the New Funeral and Cemetery Reform Legislation was introduced in a press Release it was called the Bereaved Consumers Protection act. When the legislation finally made to Congressional Web Sites The title was stated as the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act of 2009. Congressman Rush (D-IL)presented in a press conference the Bereaved Consumers [...]
Prediction NFDA to Oppose|Bereaved Comsumers Protection Act
The NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION -NFDA-will OPPOSE the Bereaved Consumers Protection Act This is the case because the THE NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION HAS ALWAYS OPPOSED THE FUNERAL RULE! Congressmen, be prepared for NFDA Lobbyists to oppose this act. From an information site on the NFDA National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) and the Funeral Rule© (NFDA) [...]
More from the | Bereaved Consumers Protection Act
There is more on Bereaved Consumers Protection act From Illinois Congressman Bobby Rush. Goals on the legislation include. 1. Stop Cemetery Salesman from stretching the truth. 2. Clear Record Keeping with Maps 3. Regulations to take effect 1 year after Bereaved Consumers Protection Act is passed. 4. Stiff violations for Offenders Snippet From thonline.com I [...]
Bereaved Consumers Protection Act: NEEDED FEDERAL LAW.
The Bereaved Consumers Protection Act provides needed Federal Law. The Bereaved Consumers Protection Act addresses severe inconsistencies that exist from State to State. Congressman Bobby Rush, chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection:Via the Chicago Tribune: “We know the abuses here are just the beginning. Just the tip of the iceberg….This legislation [...]
Bereaved Consumers Protection Act: It is not 2002.
In 2002 somewhat similar nationwide Nationwide Cemetery legislation was proposed along the lines of Bereaved Consumers Protection Act. The Legislation Bobby Rush has proposed has both funeral and cemetery reform in it . The legislation has more depth and has wider coverage than the 2002 proposals. There is major factor today that makes passage of [...]