3.0.025372023-01-11T13:40:00Z2023-01-11T13:40:00ZSenateS2018-03-12115sscm00Commerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeSenateStandingReferred to2018-03-12T21:19:25ZSunshine Protection Act of 20181155279HR2018-03-16Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.Identical billCRSTo allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, and for other purposes.1156202HR2018-06-22Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Related billCRS2018-03-12sscm00Commerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeSenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.IntroReferral2018-03-12Introduced in SenateIntroReferral100009Library of CongressR000595Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]MarcoRubioRFLNScience, Technology, CommunicationsState and local government operationsTime and calendarScience, Technology, Communications002018-03-12Introduced in Senate2018-07-23T16:06:38ZSunshine 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.
]]>Sunshine Protection Act of 2018Display TitleSunshine Protection Act of 2018Official Title as IntroducedA bill to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes.Introduced in SenateISShort Titles as IntroducedSunshine Protection Act of 2018Introduced in Senate2018-03-12T04:00:00Zhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2537is/xml/BILLS-115s2537is.xml2018-03-12Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.