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 [...]
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Is the Bill For Funeral Rule 2 Killed|BereavedConsumersProtectionAct
Is HR 3655 The Bill For Funeral Rule 2 dead? It appears that on May 5th 2010 Congressman Bobby Rush pulled the bill from Further Consideration From the House Energy and Commerce Committee because of his opposition to an Amendment for religous organizations to be exempt from the law. From YourFuneralGuy: Congressman Bobby Rush(Sponsor) has [...]
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 . [...]
Creator of Funeral Rule #2 to speak at FCA convention|bereavedconsumersprotectionact
Congressman Bobby Rush(D-IL) will be a Speaker at the The Funeral Consumers Alliance (FCA)2010 Conference. Congressman Rush is the sponsor of the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Actof 2009-Funeral and Cemetery and Reform Legislation written in response to the tragic Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal.of July 2009. The conference is scheduled for June 2010. Congressman Bobby [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]