S 29 · in committee · significant
Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
- government reform
What this bill does
- Makes daylight saving time permanent year-round instead of switching between time zones.
- Affects all Americans and states, with exceptions for areas already exempt from daylight saving time.
- States can choose whether exempt areas follow permanent daylight saving or standard time.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would permanent daylight saving time affect morning darkness during winter months in northern states, and what evidence exists about public health impacts?
- 02
Which groups—such as farmers, transportation workers, or school schedules—would face the greatest disruption from eliminating the twice-yearly time change?
- 03
Should states retain the ability to choose between permanent daylight saving and permanent standard time, or should federal law establish one uniform standard nationwide?
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Sponsor · R-FL
Rick Scott
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
18/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-07
Joining the bill

Marsha Blackburn
R-TN · original

Tommy Tuberville
R-AL · original

Ron Wyden
D-OR · original

Sheldon Whitehouse
D-RI · original

Bill Hagerty
R-TN · original

Martin Heinrich
D-NM · original

Cindy Hyde-Smith
R-MS · original

Cynthia M. Lummis
R-WY · original

James Lankford
R-OK · original

Edward J. Markey
D-MA · original

Patty Murray
D-WA · original

Alex Padilla
D-CA · original
+ 6 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-07 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2025-01-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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