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Posted: May 23, 2012

NFDA was one of 26 other associations representing small business owners that sent a leter to Senate Leaders supporting "The Small Business Tax Extenders Act of 2012" (S.2050).

Posted May 23, 2012

Thanks to the efforts of NFDA's staff in Washington, D.C., and all of you who were in our nation's capital for the 2012 NFDA Advocacy Summit, a bill that would require the Veterans Administration to assist in identifying and veterans' unclaimed veterans cremated remains held by funeral homes and qualifying them for proper burial or nterment in a VA cemetery with appropriate military funeral honors, was unanimously passed by the House Veterans Affairs Committee earlier this month.

For Immediate Release: May 21, 2012

Brookfield, Wis. – On May 20, 2012, the CBS program 60 Minutes aired a story that highlighted the disgraceful treatment of human remains at some cemeteries in the United States. The members of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) extend their condolences to all those whose loved ones were not properly cared for by a cemetery. NFDA members believe that funeral professionals have an ethical obligation to treat each deceased person with the highest respect and dignity at all times.