US Congress House Bill 4213 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 12 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Funeral Rule Improvement Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to revise funeral industry regulations concerning funeral providers and services. Revises the definition of "funeral provider" to: (1) include trusts (currently, only persons, partnerships, or corporations), and (2) apply to the sale of funeral or burial goods or services to the public (currently, such definition is limited to entities that sell both funeral goods and funeral services). Excludes from such definition: (1) religious denominations, middle judicatories, houses of worship, or similar religious organizations; (2) states or political subdivisions; (3) cemeteries with 25 or fewer burials per year; and (4) certain non-profit cemetery companies and burial or cremation corporations exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code. Amends the definition of "funeral services" to define "funeral or burial services" as any services that are sold or offered for sale directly to the public for use in connection with: (1) the care and preparation of deceased human remains for burial, cremation, or other final disposition; or (2) the arrangement, supervision, or carrying out the funeral ceremony or final disposition of deceased human bodies.

Funeral Rule Improvement Act of 2014

Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]
Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
2014-03-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4213/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4213/BILLS-113hr4213ih.pdf