Sunshine Protection Act of 2021

117-hr-2471 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022

A broad, governmentwide appropriations and policy package that funds agencies across defense, health, housing, science, and foreign aid while adding new program rules, reporting requirements, and oversight across dozens of programs.

117-hr-5142 — To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation of citizens of the United States and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and for other purposes.

This law authorizes a single Congressional Gold Medal to honor 13 U.S. servicemembers killed in the August 26, 2021 suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. It names Maxton Soviak, Kareem Nikoui, David Espinoza, Rylee McCollum, Jared Schmitz, Hunter Lopez, Taylor Hoover, Daegan William-Tyeler Page, Nicole Gee, Humberto Sanchez, Dylan Merola, Johanny Rosario Pichardo, and Ryan Knauss. The Secretary of the Treasury will strike the gold medal, present it through the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate, and give the medal to the Smithsonian for display with a sense that the Smithsonian make it available for display outside the District of Columbia at times. The Secretary may strike and sell bronze duplicates at prices sufficient to cover costs, the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund may be charged for medal costs, and proceeds from bronze sales shall be deposited into the Fund.

117-hr-5577 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Building".

Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta as the John R. Lewis Post Office Building. The law gives that building an official federal name and requires federal laws, maps, regulations, and other records to refer to the facility by that name.

117-hr-310 — To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.

This law awards a single posthumous Congressional Gold Medal collectively to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith in recognition of their contributions to the Nation related to the Benghazi attack. The Secretary of the Treasury designs and strikes the medal and may include images and the names of the four honorees, the gold medal is given to the Central Intelligence Agency Museum for display and research and may be shown elsewhere, and the Secretary may strike and sell bronze duplicates with costs and proceeds handled through the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

117-hr-3173 — Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022

Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 This bill establishes several requirements and standards relating to prior authorization processes under Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Specifically, MA plans must (1) establish an electronic prior authorization program that meets specified standards, including the ability to provide real-time decisions in response to requests for items and services that are routinely approved; (2) annually publish specified prior authorization information, including the percentage of requests approved and the average response time; and (3) meet other standards, as set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, relating to the quality and timeliness of prior authorization determinations.

117-hr-1282 — Major Richard Star Act

Major Richard Star Act This bill provides that combat-disabled uniformed services retirees with fewer than 20 years of creditable service may concurrently receive, without reduction, veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation.

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