3.0.0 4112 2023-01-15T04:48:38Z 2023-01-15T04:48:38Z House H HR 2004-04-01 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2004-04-23T18:41:38Z Referred to 2004-04-01T15:01:50Z 2004-04-23 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committee 2004-04-01 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2004-04-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-04-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000238 Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] MARK FOLEY R FL 16 N Commerce Administrative fees Administrative procedure Advertising Bank deposits Business records Cemeteries and funerals Civil actions and liability Consumer complaints Consumer education Consumer protection Contracts Damages Deceptive advertising Evidence (Law) Federal Trade Commission Fees Finance and Financial Sector Financial statements Fraud Funeral industry Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Independent regulatory commissions Interest Law Local laws Medicaid Restrictive trade practices Sales promotion Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Standards State laws Telemarketing Telephone Veterans' benefits Welfare recipients Commerce 00 2004-04-01 Introduced in House 2004-05-07T17:47:04Z

Federal Death Care Disclosure Act - Classifies as deceptive trade practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act funeral provider practices that: (1) fail to make timely price disclosures regarding funeral goods and services; (2) fail to give an itemized written statement to a purchaser of funeral goods or services at the conclusion of the discussion related to such goods or services and prior to providing any services beyond taking possession of a deceased human body for embalming; (3) make specified misrepresentations concerning funeral goods and services; (4) condition the furnishing of goods and services upon the purchase of other goods and services; (5) provide embalming services without prior approval (except in specified circumstances); (6) involve unsolicited telephone offers or door-to-door direct offers to sell funeral goods or services, crematory services, interment rights, or other cemetery and memorialization goods or services; (7) fail to comply with specified requirements governing cash advance items; and (8) fail to comply with specified prepaid contract requirements.

Directs the Commission to establish minimum standards concerning State mandated consumer disclosures in prepaid contracts for the purchase of funeral, cemetery, or crematory goods or services.

Establishes a private right of action for persons injured by a violation of this Act.

Exempts States with a comparable or greater level of consumer protection from application of this Act or related regulations.]]>

Federal Death Care Disclosure Act Display Title Federal Death Care Disclosure Act Official Title as Introduced To establish consumer protections, including disclosure requirements, relating to funeral service contracts, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Federal Death Care Disclosure Act Introduced in House 2004-04-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4112ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4112ih.xml 2004-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.