Bill > HR139

This bill, known as the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, aims to make daylight savings time (DST) permanent across the United States by repealing the current law that allows for seasonal time changes. The bill would modify existing time regulations by permanently advancing standard time, effectively eliminating the biannual practice of switching between standard time and daylight savings time. Specifically, the legislation provides an exemption for states that have previously opted out of daylight savings time, allowing them to choose either to continue with their current time standard or adopt the new permanent daylight savings time. The technical amendments involve adjusting hour references in existing time statutes and modifying the Uniform Time Act of 1966 and the Calder Act. If enacted, this would mean that the United States would no longer change clocks twice a year, instead maintaining the longer daylight hours typically associated with summer time throughout the entire year. The bill represents an effort to address concerns about the potential health and economic disruptions caused by biannual time shifts.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/139/all-info