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To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, and for other purposes.
To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to allow States to elect to observe daylight saving time year-round, in addition to the existing option to observe standard time year-round. Currently, States may either follow the federal system of changing between standard time and daylight saving time twice yearly, or they may opt out and remain on standard time year-round. The bill would add a new option allowing States to remain on daylight saving time year-round. States would also be able to apply year-round daylight saving time to specific time zones within their borders. The amendments preserve existing options while providing States with an additional choice regarding how they observe time within their jurisdiction.
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Top reported contributors to Mike D. Rogers’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- L-3 HARRIS $34,400
- THE MEDICAL PLACE $19,800
- NULL $15,950
- LANIER LAW FIRM $13,200
- ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT $13,200
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Actions (2)
- Feb 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Feb 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 26, 2025
Mr. Rogers of Alabama introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. OPTIONAL YEAR-ROUND APPLICATION OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME.
Section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a) is amended—
(1) by inserting “or may by law apply the advancement of time described in this section for the duration of the year,” after “may by law exempt itself from the provisions of this subsection providing for the advancement of time,”;
(2) by striking “the standard time otherwise applicable during that period” and inserting “the same standard time”;
(3) by striking “may by law exempt either the entire State as provided in (1) or” and inserting “, by law, may apply either standard time provided for in paragraph (1) to the entire State,”; and
(4) by inserting “, or may apply the advancement of time for the duration of the year to the entire area of the State lying within any time zone” before the period at the end. <all>
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