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Sunshine Protection Act of 2019

Introduced: March 5, 2020 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced in House
Mar 6, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sunshine Protection Act of 2019

This bill makes daylight savings time the new, permanent standard time.

States with areas exempt from daylight savings time may choose the standard time for those areas.

What's happening now March 7, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 670 Identical bill Sunshine Protection Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 5 Republican 8
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 18, 2020
 R
Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Oct 23, 2020
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Sep 22, 2020
Holding, George
· Mar 5, 2020
Long, Billy
· Mar 5, 2020
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Mar 5, 2020
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Mar 5, 2020
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Mar 5, 2020
Tipton, Scott
· Mar 5, 2020
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Mar 5, 2020
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 13, 2019
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Nov 8, 2019
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · May 22, 2019
Rice, Tom
· May 14, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 14, 2019
Rooney, Francis
· Mar 13, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 13, 2019
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Mar 6, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1556: Sunshine Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1556/
MLA
"H.R. 1556: Sunshine Protection Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1556/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1556, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1556/.
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[H.R. 1556: Sunshine Protection Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1556/)
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