S. 29 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jan 7, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryMakes daylight saving time permanent year-round
Right now, most of the United States switches between daylight saving time (when clocks move forward) and standard time twice a year. This bill would make daylight saving time the permanent standard everywhere. States that currently have areas exempt from daylight saving time would be allowed to choose whether those areas stay on standard time or switch to permanent daylight saving time.
How it affects you
If this becomes law, you'd stop experiencing the twice-yearly clock changes. Instead of springing forward and falling back, your clocks would stay on daylight saving time year-round, meaning it would stay lighter later in the evening throughout the year. The actual impact on your daily life—like when the sun rises and sets—would depend on where you live and what your state chooses.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jan 7, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 29
A BILL
Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) · Introduced Jan 7, 2025 · Science, Technology, Communications · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jan 7, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.”
In the news
Updated Oct 13, 2026- Daylight saving time fight isn't over as House GOP presses Senate to end clock-turning foreverFox News · Oct 8, 2026 ↗
- Trump posts GOP senator's cell phone number over daylight savings act stallThe Hill · Oct 3, 2026 ↗
- Trump releases Tom Cotton’s cellphone number over daylight savings billWashington Examiner · Oct 3, 2026 ↗
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