A group of Independent Funeral directors have Reported on the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act. The Order of the Golden Rule (OGR) has reported on the new Cemetery Reform legislation in the Congress. The legislation was created in response to the Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal near Chicago, Illinois.
Burr Oak Cemetery
“U. S. Rep. Bobby Rush, Ill., introduced the Bereaved Consumer’s Bill of Rights Act, Oct. 3 in the wake of the Burrr Cemetery scandal in Chicago last summer when law enforcement officials charged four Burr Oak employees for moving buried bodies in order to re-sell the burial plots., Rush chairs the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. In a written statement, Rush says his act would bring more regulations to the cemetery industry across the country. He says it would help prevent another Burr Oak from occurring. in late September a state panel investigating the matter also called on more government oversight of the cemetery industry. The four Burr Oak employees have pleaded not guilty. Following the Burr Oak discovery in July, Rush held hearings and promised to find some way to avoid another Burr Oak by protecting consumers. On Monday, he introduced a bill that gives more teeth to an already existing Federal Trade Commission rule that prohibits deceptive practices by the funeral industry. The bill will require cemeteries to keep clear records.”-Read more
via ogr.org
The Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act is also known as the Bereaved Consumers Bill of Rights Act
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