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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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Full Hearing INFO on Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act(aka BereavedConsumersProtectionAct)
Revealed here are all the details of the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act of 2009. The Hearing took place on January 27th 2010. The bill is known in Congress as the Rush Bill. The bill provides National Funeral and Cemetery Reform. H.R. 3655, the Bereaved Consumer’s Bill of Rights Act of 2009 Hearings – [...]
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 Executive Board Declares support of Beraeved Consumers Protection Act
The NFDA has declared support of the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act(AKA the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act or the Rush Bill). This is good for the Funeral Consumer. From yourfuneralguy.com The National Funeral Directors Association, NFDA, has given some support to the Bereaved Consumer Bill of Rights Act(also known as the Rush [...]