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.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4213 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4213
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations
regarding the definitions for funeral industry practices.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 12, 2014
Mr. Whitfield (for himself, Mr. Peters of Michigan, and Mr. Walberg)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations
regarding the definitions for funeral industry practices.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Funeral Rule Improvement Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. REVISION OF REGULATIONS REGARDING FUNERAL INDUSTRY PRACTICES
REQUIRED.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Federal Trade Commission shall revise the definitions in section
453.1 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations in the following manner:
(1) By amending the definition of ``funeral provider'' to
read as follows: ``A `funeral provider' is any person,
partnership, trust, or corporation that sells or offers to sell
funeral or burial goods or services to the public.''.
(2) By further amending the definition of ``funeral
provider'' to except each of the following:
(A) Any religious denomination, middle judicatory,
house of worship, or similar religious organization.
(B) Any State or political subdivision of a State.
(C) Any cemetery that has 25 or fewer burials per
year.
(D) Any entity described in section 501(c)(13) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
501(c)(13)).
(3) By amending the definition of ``funeral services'' to
read as follows: ```Funeral or burial services' are any
services that are sold or offered for sale directly to the
public for use in connection with either: (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.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
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