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H.R. 1556 (116th)

Sunshine Protection Act of 2019

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Introduced

6 March 2019

Last action

7 March 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Sponsors

Vern Buchanan, W. Steube, Francis Rooney, ALCEE HASTINGS, Darren Soto, Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Michael Waltz, Tom Rice, David Rouzer, Bill Posey, Brendan Boyle, Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5], Ross Spano, Billy Long, Donna Shalala, Dan Newhouse, George Holding, Brian Mast, Scott Tipton, Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25], Daniel Webster, Tim Burchett, Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

Subjects

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Source updated

5 December 2025

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Summary

Sunshine Protection Act of 2019 This bill makes daylight savings time the new, permanent standard time. States with areas exempt from daylight savings time may choose the standard time for those areas.

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Timeline

  1. 6 March 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 March 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 March 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 March 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

    Source: Committee

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