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HR 4437 97th Congress House

Energy Conservation Daylight Saving Act of 1981

Official title: A bill to promote energy conservation by providing for daylight saving time on an expanded basis and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 9, 1981 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 30, 1981
Received in the Senate, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Oct 28, 1981
Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 243 - 165 (Record Vote No: 285).
Oct 28, 1981
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 243 - 165 (Record Vote No: 285).
Oct 28, 1981
Rule Passed House.
Oct 1, 1981
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.236 Reported to House.
Oct 1, 1981
Rule Granted Providing an Open Rule with 1 Hour of Debate.
Sep 22, 1981
Placed on Union Calendar No: 159.
Sep 22, 1981
Reported to House by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 97-243.
Sep 17, 1981
Ordered to be Reported.
Sep 17, 1981
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 9, 1981
For Previous Action See H.R.3951.
Sep 9, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 9, 1981
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 3

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 failed 1 pending / other

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 386 – An amendment to prohibit states from exempting themselves from daylight savings time by striking the provisio… Failed Oct 28, 1981
HAMDT 385 – An amendment to the Hartnett amendment by asking unanimous consent to make the provisions of the bill discret… Pending Oct 28, 1981
HAMDT 384 – An amendment to exempt South Carolina and Kentucky, or any other state whose governing bodies vote to exempt … Failed Oct 28, 1981
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 Latest action October 30, 1981

Received in the Senate, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Energy Conservation Daylight Saving Act of 1981 - Amends the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to expand daylight saving time by starting it the first Sunday of March rather than the last Sunday of April. Permits States and the Federal Communications Commission to make adjustments because of such change.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3951 Related bill Energy Conservation Daylight Saving Act of 1981
  • HRES 236 Procedurally related A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4437) to promote energy conservation by providing for da…
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 9, 1981
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4437: Energy Conservation Daylight Saving Act of 1981. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4437/
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"H.R. 4437: Energy Conservation Daylight Saving Act of 1981." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-4437/.
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