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HR 7162 117th Congress House

Don’t Mess with Arizona Act

Official title: To express the sense of Congress regarding State choice in the observation of daylight saving time.

Introduced: March 18, 2022 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Mar 18, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 18, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 21, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Don't Mess with Arizona Act

This bill expresses the sense of Congress that Arizona, and any other state that has exempted itself from observing Daylight Saving Time as in effect on March 15, 2022, should be able to (1) continue to observe permanent standard time, and (2) elect to observe daylight saving time in the future.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7162: Don’t Mess with Arizona Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7162/
MLA
"H.R. 7162: Don’t Mess with Arizona Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7162/.
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H.R. 7162, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7162/.
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[H.R. 7162: Don’t Mess with Arizona Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7162/)
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