House Bill 139
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
Active
Passed House on Jul 14, 2026
Bill Intelligence
The bill aims to make daylight savings time permanent by repealing the temporary period for it and advancing the standard time by one hour from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November. It also allows states to choose the standard time that best suits them, either the advanced standard time or the prior standard time. This bill impacts how time changes are implemented, potentially affecting schedules and routines.
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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
139
Congress
119
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.
checkPassed on July 14, 2026
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On Passage
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Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
238
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Summary
Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
This bill makes daylight saving time the new, permanent standard time.
States with areas exempt from daylight saving time may choose the standard time for those areas.
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07/15/2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
07/14/2026
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
07/14/2026
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 308 - 117 (Roll no. 238). (consideration: CR H4445-4446)
07/14/2026
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 308 - 117 (Roll no. 238).
07/14/2026
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
07/14/2026
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 139.
07/14/2026
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 139, H.R. 8595, H.R. 9237 and H.R. 1181. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 139, H.R. 9237, and H.R. 1181 under a closed rule, and H.R. 8595 under a structured rule with one hour of debate and one motion to reconsider on each bill.
07/14/2026
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1423. (consideration: CR H4445-4452)
07/13/2026
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1423 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 139, H.R. 8595, H.R. 9237 and H.R. 1181. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 139, H.R. 9237, and H.R. 1181 under a closed rule, and H.R. 8595 under a structured rule with one hour of debate and one motion to reconsider on each bill.
01/03/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
01/03/2025
Introduced in House
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