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 . [...]
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 [...]
Bobby Rush Outlines Bereaved Consumers Bill Of Rights
In His opening statement on the Hearing on the Bereaved Consumer Bill of Rights Act, Bobby Rush outlined the legislation The legislation is significant in that it APPLIES TO NOT FOR PROFIT FUNERAL HOMES. This significant action by the US Congress came as a result of the Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal Outside Chicago. Here is [...]
Report on Hearing Today on Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act(bereaved consumers protection act)
A hearing was held today on the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act in the Capitol Building in Washington DC. Congressman Bobby Rush led the hearing. The Hearing was held as direct result of the Grave robbing|desecration scandal at Burr Oak Cemetery outside Chicago. Essentially the New legislation will let the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) [...]
NFDA “Ponzi Man” Randall L. Earl testified before committee|Bereaved Consumers Protection Act
The “NFDA Ponzi Man” Randall L. Earl testified before the House Subcommittee on the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act today. Earl Has refused to resign as the National Funeral Directors Association Executive Treasurer in spite of his involvement in the great Illinois Funeral Directors Association(IFDA) Preneed Ponzi Scheme.. Why The House Subcommittee on Commerce [...]