[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6202 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6202

 To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2018

Mr. Rogers of Alabama introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. OPTIONAL YEAR-LONG APPLICATION OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME.

    Section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a) is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or may by law apply the advancement of 
        time described in this section for the duration of the year,'' 
        after ``may by law exempt itself from the provisions of this 
        subsection providing for the advancement of time,'';
            (2) by striking ``the standard time otherwise applicable 
        during that period'' and inserting ``the same standard time'';
            (3) by striking ``may by law exempt either the entire State 
        as provided in (1) or'' and inserting ``, by law, may apply 
        either standard time provided for in paragraph (1) to the 
        entire State,''; and
            (4) by inserting ``, or may apply the advancement of time 
        for the duration of the year to the entire area of the State 
        lying within any time zone'' before the period at the end.
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