The National Funeral Directors Association, NFDA, has given some support to the Bereaved Consumer Bill of Rights Act(also known as the Rush Bill, and the Bereaved Consumers Protection act) The bill which ends some funeral deceptions, and brings cemeteries under the funeral rule, contains much needed funeral and cemetery reform including some unbundling of funeral packages.
The extend of the NFDA’s Executive Board endorsement is not known at this time. It will be made available shortly.
“The NFDA Executive Board also voiced its support of the Bereaved Consumers Protection Act, referred to as the Rush Bill after U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) who introduced the bill on Sept. 22. Rush said the bill is designed to strengthen funeral home and cemetery regulation. Rush, who is chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, said his bill is in response to the allegations made at Burr Oak Cemetery. In general, the bill calls on the FTC to “prescribe rules prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the provision of funeral services.”-MemorialBusinessJournal
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