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This resolution petitions the United States Congress to permanently end the biannual time change (daylight saving time or DST) and establish a uniform, year-round time system. The resolution highlights the historical context of time changes, which have been implemented since 1918 for various reasons including wartime support, and notes that some states like Arizona and Hawaii are already exempt from biannual time shifts. The resolution emphasizes potential benefits of a consistent time system, including improved health outcomes such as reduced circadian rhythm disruptions, lower risks of sleep deprivation, heart attacks, and strokes, as well as potential economic advantages like energy savings, reduced traffic accidents, and increased workplace productivity. It specifically requests that Congress enact legislation to eliminate biannual clock changes, leaving open the option of making either standard time or daylight saving time permanent. Additionally, the resolution calls for transmitting copies of the petition to congressional leadership, Pennsylvania's congressional representatives, and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of General Counsel.

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