House Bill 5279
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Sunshine Protection Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 14, 2018
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
5279
Congress
115
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.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Sunshine Protection Act of 2018
The bill amends the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to make 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 14, 2018
03/16/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
03/14/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
03/14/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:40:15 PM