The Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act will have to make it through many Congressional doors (like this one before it is passed)
The NFDA sent a letter to Congressman Bobby Rush supporting Cemetery reform as outlined in the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act. As we learn from YourFuneralGuy.com,there is a problem with this.
Snippet from yourfuneralguy.com
There desire is sure enough, the National Funeral Directors wants cemeteries and some Third parties to come be brought by Congress into supporting H.R. 3655 but there is catch-their (NFDA)public statements in support of the funeral rule, do not match their public policy of Funeral Rule Elimination.
- Congress Has proposed H.R.3655 Cemetery Reform
In other words they are all for the Funeral Rule applying to some one else but NOT to funeral Directors, who are their members.
“NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION (NFDA) AND THE FUNERAL RULE©
The National Funeral Directors Association
(NFDA) is the major trade association to which
funeral directors belong.
Here are two quotes regarding The Funeral Rule
and NFDA’s public policy positions from the editor of
The Director, the official publication of NFDA, as
published in The Director in May, 2007.
“…this organization [NFDA] continues to
fight the FTC Funeral Rule through its public
policy positions.”
And,
“… it [NFDA] has also long had a Funeral
Rule elimination policy on the books.”
National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) and the Funeral Rule©from “Rest in Peace Insiders Tips to the Low Cost Less Funeral©” by R.Brian Burkhardt”-Yourfuneral Guy
The comments on there facebook support this fact, funeral director a calling for Elimination of the Funeral Rule, a detriment to all funeral consumers in the consumers in the Land
Here is a partial quote from the letter:
“The letter states: “In our view, H.R. 3655 outlines for the FTC a rule which we have long argued was necessary, given a dramatically changed marketplace, with new and non-traditional sellers, many more choices for consumers to purchase funeral or burial goods or services, and the risks they take in dealing with them in a lightly, or even unregulated environment… We recognize that the most egregious scandals involving Burr Oak, Menorah Gardens and Tri-State Crematory would not necessarily have been prevented by such a rule. However, with uniform federal practice and disclosure standards, the regulatory and compliance bar will be raised for both state regulators and for cemetery and crematory owners and operators, as well as other sellers of funeral or burial goods or services… NFDA stands ready to support any and all efforts to have H.R. 3655 signed into law.”via www.facebook.com
Funeral Industry|Funeral Blog by Your Funeral Guy.
This bill will help the Consumer come in under the average cost of the Funeral.
In Congress the Bill is known as the Rush Bill and as the Bereaved Consuners protection Act
