Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
The Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 would make daylight saving time permanent across the United States, ending the current practice of changing clocks twice yearly. It repeals the 1966 law requiring seasonal time changes and adjusts time zone offsets to reflect permanent daylight saving time (e.g., shifting from "4 hours" to "3 hours" in historical references). States that currently opt out of daylight saving time (like Arizona and Hawaii) would retain their existing arrangements, while all other states would adopt permanent daylight saving time unless they choose to stay on standard time. This change would directly affect all U.S. residents by eliminating the need to reset clocks in spring and fall.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jul 2026
House Passage
Jul 2026
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jan 3, 2025
Last action Jul 15, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced in House
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2 edits
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Jul 14, 2026
MINOR
The changes between the Introduced and Engrossed versions of HR 139 (Sunshine Protection Act of 2025) are entirely formatting and typographical in nature. No substantive policy language was added, removed, or modified. The edits consist of adding a space before section numbers and inserting blank lines between paragraphs for improved readability.
TECHNICAL
Added a leading space before section and subsection numbers throughout the bill (e.g., '2.' became ' 2.', '(a)' became ' (a)').
Inserted blank lines between paragraphs in sections 2(a) and 2(b)(2) for improved visual separation.
Floor votes · House Jul 14, 2026
How they voted
308–117
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 431
Jul 14, 2026
D
Democratic212
53% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican218
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jul 15, 2026
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
upper
Jul 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 308 - 117 (Roll no. 238). (consideration: CR H4445-4446)
lower
Jul 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 308 - 117 (Roll no. 238).
lower
Jul 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
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.
lower
Jan 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 34 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vern Buchanan
RRepublican
Co
Aaron Bean
RRepublican
Co
Abraham J. Hamadeh
RRepublican
Co
Anna Paulina Luna
RRepublican
Co
Barry Loudermilk
RRepublican
Co
Barry Moore
RRepublican
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Cory Mills
RRepublican
Co
Dale W. Strong
RRepublican
Co
Daniel Meuser
RRepublican
Co
Daniel Webster
RRepublican
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