Daylight Savings: Making it Permanent
The House must act next: a House floor vote.
While the idea is popular with the public, similar bills have failed in the past because lawmakers cannot agree on whether to keep permanent daylight or permanent standard time.
Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
With permanent daylight saving time, winter sunrise would come later, in some northern and western parts of time zones potentially after 8 or 8:30 a.m. Kids walking or waiting for buses in the dark would face this every winter morning, not just for a few weeks as happens now.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1423 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 139, H.R. 8595, H.R. 9237 and H.R. 1181. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 139, H.R. 9237, and H.R. 1181 under a closed rule, and H.R. 8595 under a structured rule with one hour of debate and one motion to reconsider on each bill.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
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