H.R. 139

Sunshine Protection Act of 2025

In plain terms · AI-written

Would make daylight saving time permanent across the United States.

What it does · Congressional Research Service

Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 This bill makes daylight saving time the new, permanent standard time. States with areas exempt from daylight saving time may choose the standard time for those areas.

The “Introduced in House” summary, Jan 3, 2025. Read it in full on congress.gov.

The record

Chamber: U.S. House
Status: Passed House — Passed the House. The Senate has not voted on it, so it is not close to becoming law.
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: Jan 3, 2025
Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Jul 15, 2026)
Subjects: Science, Technology, Communications

Recorded floor votes

Passed — On Passage (Jul 14, 2026, 308–117, House)

Procedural and amendment votes included.

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