United States · Bill · S
S. 623 (117th)
Sunshine Protection Act of 2021
Introduced
9 March 2021
Last action
16 March 2022 · Floor
Status
Held at the desk.
Sponsors
Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL], Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 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.
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Timeline
9 March 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
9 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
15 March 2022
Floor
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1165-1167)
Source: Floor
15 March 2022
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Floor
15 March 2022
Discharge
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Discharge
15 March 2022
Committee
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Committee
16 March 2022
Floor
Held at the desk.
Source: Floor
16 March 2022
Floor
Received in the House.
Source: Floor
16 March 2022
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Engrossed in Senate · 15 March 2022 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 9 March 2021 · Download file
Documents
6 official files
Engrossed in Senate (text)
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Engrossed in Senate (text)
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Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
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Passed Senate
summary · EN · 15 March 2022
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · R · Cosponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Sunshine Protection Act of 2023
- related to → Sunshine Protection Act of 2021
- amends ← In the nature of a substitute.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/623
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/623
- us · 117-s-623 · source updated 6 December 2025