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HR 5906 117th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications

DAYLIGHT Act

Introduced: November 5, 2021 Introduced by: Norman, Ralph Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Nov 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Nov 5, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 5, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Daylight All Year Leads to Ideal Gains in Happiness and Temperament Act or the DAYLIGHT Act

This bill allows states to observe daylight savings time year-round. (States may already choose to observe standard time year-round.)

No later than two years after enactment of this bill, the Government Accountability Office shall submit a report to Congress containing the results of a study on implementing daylight savings time year-round.

What's happening now November 8, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5826 Related bill To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, and for other purposes.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 9, 2021
Rice, Tom
· Nov 5, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5906: DAYLIGHT Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5906/
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"H.R. 5906: DAYLIGHT Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5906/.
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H.R. 5906, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5906/.
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