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HR 139 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

Sunshine Protection Act of 2025

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

In plain language: This bill makes daylight saving time permanent across the United States, ending the practice of changing clocks forward in the spring and back in the fall. Most Americans would get an extra hour of daylight in winter afternoons and evenings, resulting in darker winter mornings. States and territories that currently do not observe daylight saving time, such as Hawaii and most of Arizona, may choose to keep their existing standard time or switch to the new permanent time.

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Issues

What this bill touches.

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

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Who it helps

  • State and territorial governments with existing daylight saving time exemptionsSec. 2(b)(2) gives states and areas that already opted out of daylight saving time the explicit legal authority to choose whether to adopt the new year-round advanced standard time or keep their existing standard time.provisional
  • The general public in standard time zonesSec. 2(a) and Sec. 2(b)(1) advance standard time by one hour year-round and repeal the seasonal time shift, eliminating the legal requirement to adjust clocks twice a year.provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

Provisional: our reading of what the bill does, pending review.

  1. Ends the practice of changing clocks twice a year by repealing the temporary daylight saving time period.

    Sec. 2(a)provisional

  2. Advances standard time by one hour across standard time zones, making daylight saving time the permanent, year-round standard time.

    Sec. 2(b)(1)provisional

  3. Permits states and territories that currently opt out of daylight saving time to choose whether to adopt the new permanent daylight saving time or stay on their prior standard time.

    Sec. 2(b)(2)provisional

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The record

How members voted on Sunshine Protection Act of 2025.

Recorded roll calls on this bill, most recent first. Open one to see each member's position.

  • House · Jul 14, 2026 · YEA-AND-NAY

    On Passage · Passed

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Timeline

How it moved.

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  1. Jul 15, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  2. Jul 14, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Jul 14, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 308 - 117 (Roll no. 238). (consideration: CR H4445-4446)
  4. Jul 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 308 - 117 (Roll no. 238).
  5. Jul 14, 2026The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  6. Jul 14, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 139.
  7. Jul 14, 2026Rule 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.
  8. Jul 14, 2026Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1423. (consideration: CR H4445-4452)
  9. Jul 13, 2026Rules 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.
  10. Jan 3, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  11. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House
  1. Jul 15, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  2. Jul 14, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Jul 14, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 308 - 117 (Roll no. 238). (consideration: CR H4445-4446)
  4. Jul 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 308 - 117 (Roll no. 238).
  5. Jul 13, 2026Rules 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.
  6. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House

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Civic Herald. “Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 (H.R. 139, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hr-139. Congress.gov record as of Aug 20, 2026.

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