Congress.gov119th Congress

S. 29

Sunshine Protection Act of 2025

Introduced Jan 7, 2025Latest action Jan 7, 2025Science, Technology, Communications

Plain-English summary

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.

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Government Technology

Matched from official metadata: policy_area: Science, Technology, Communications

People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Rick Sen Scott

Sponsor · Republican · FL

Cynthia M. Lummis

Cosponsor · Republican · WY

Edward J. Markey

Cosponsor · Democratic · MA

Ashley Moody

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Katie Boyd Britt

Cosponsor · Republican · AL

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Cosponsor · Republican · MS

Tina Smith

Cosponsor · Democratic · MN

Tim Scott

Cosponsor · Republican · SC

Martin Heinrich

Cosponsor · Democratic · NM

Alex Padilla

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Ronald L. Wyden

Cosponsor · Democratic · OR

Brian Schatz

Cosponsor · Democratic · HI

James Lankford

Cosponsor · Republican · OK

WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON

Cosponsor · Democratic · RI

Patty Murray

Cosponsor · Democratic · WA

Rand Paul

Cosponsor · Republican · KY

Thomas H Tuberville

Cosponsor · Republican · AL

Bill Hagerty

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

Marsha Blackburn

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

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Official Subjects

Science, Technology, CommunicationsState and local government operationsTime and calendar

Action Timeline

Jan 7, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Jan 7, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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