House Bill 1556
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Sunshine Protection Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 6, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1556
Congress
116
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
Vern Buchanan
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
March 6, 2019
03/07/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
03/06/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
03/06/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:17:25 PM