Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1556
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Sunshine Protection Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 6, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 6, 2019
Latest Action
Mar 7, 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.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Florida
Democrat
California
Republican
Colorado
Republican
Florida
Republican
Florida
Republican
Florida
Republican
Missouri
Republican
North Carolina
Republican
North Carolina
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Republican
South Carolina
Democrat
Tennessee
Republican
Tennessee
Democrat
Washington
Republican
Washington
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
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.

Text (1)
March 6, 2019
Actions (3)
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