Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/139

Official text excerpt

119 HR 139 IH: Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-01-03 
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 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. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 139 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mr. Buchanan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 . 2. Making daylight savings time permanent (a) Repeal of temporary period for daylight savings time Section 3 of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 ( 15 U.S.C. 260a ) is hereby repealed. (b) Advancement of standard time (1) In general The second sentence of subsection (a) of section 1 of the Act of March 19, 1918 (commonly known as the Calder Act ) ( 15 U.S.C. 261 ), is amended— (A) by striking 4 hours and inserting 3 hours ; (B) by striking 5 hours and inserting 4 hours ; (C) by striking 6 hours and inserting 5 hours ; (D) by striking 7 hours and inserting 6 hours ; (E) by striking 8 hours and inserting by 7 hours ; (F) by striking 9 hours and inserting 8 hours ; (G) by striking 10 hours; and inserting 9 hours; ; (H) by striking 11 hours and inserting 10 hours ; and (I) by striking 10 hours. and inserting 11 hours. . (2) State exemption Such section is further amended by— (A) redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (B) inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Standard time for certain States and areas The standard time for a State that has exempted itself from the provisions of section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 ( 15 U.S.C. 260a(a) ), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 , pursuant to such section, or an area of a State that has exempted such area from such provisions pursuant to such section, shall…

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Citations

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