Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time permanent

What This Bill Does

This bill would repeal the federal law that creates the temporary daylight saving time period and instead make daylight saving time permanent. It also updates the federal time-zone statute so states that had opted out can keep either their current standard time or the preexisting standard time rules, as specified in Section 2.

For ordinary Americans, the bill would change when the clock shifts each year, affecting daily schedules, school start times, commuting, and evening daylight. Because it would apply nationwide through amendments to the Uniform Time Act of 1966 and the Calder Act, it could affect most people in the country, even though states with existing exemptions are given a choice under Section 2(b).

Who This Bill Affects

For the general public, this bill would eliminate the biannual clock changes and keep daylight saving time in place year-round, while preserving special options for states or areas that had already exempted themselves under the Uniform Time Act. That would likely mean later winter sunrises and later evening sunsets compared with current standard time.

Latest Status

January 7, 2025

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

Will It Pass?

27% estimated chance of becoming law

Pass percentages are estimates and may be inaccurate.