[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 38 (Monday, March 1, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S953-S954]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and 
were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-1. A concurrent resolution adopted by the General 
     Assembly of the State of Ohio urging the United States 
     Congress to enact H.R. 1556, the Sunshine Protection Act of 
     2019 which would permanently extend daylight savings time; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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                     Senate Concurrent Resolution 8

       Whereas, The Congress of the United States first adopted 
     daylight saving time during World War I to support war 
     industries. In addition, continuous daylight saving time was 
     observed during World War II, referred to as War Time, and 
     during the 1973 oil crisis; and
       Whereas, The benefits of daylight saving time include 
     additional daylight in the evening hours, increased outdoor 
     playtime for the children and youth, expanded economic 
     opportunities, energy savings, improved traffic safety, and 
     crime reduction; and
       Whereas, States are currently precluded from establishing 
     permanent daylight saving time by federal law, which requires 
     the United States Secretary of Transportation to enforce 
     uniform application of that law across all time zones 
     (certain states, such as Arizona, previously opted out of 
     daylight saving time); and
       Whereas, The Sunshine Protection Act of 2019 (H.R. 1556), 
     introduced in the 116th Congress, would institute permanent 
     daylight saving time nationwide; now therefore be it
       Resolved, That we, the members of the 133rd General 
     Assembly of the State of Ohio, urge the Congress of the 
     United States to enact The Sunshine Protection Act of 2019 
     (H.R. 1556); and be it further
       Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly 
     authenticated copies of this resolution to the President of 
     the United States, President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the 
     United States Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of the United 
     States House of Representatives, the members of the Ohio 
     Congressional delegation, and the news media of Ohio.
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       POM-2. A petition from a citizen of the State of Texas 
     relative to the Supreme Court; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       POM-3. A petition from a citizen of the State of Texas 
     relative to constitutional conventions; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       POM-4. A petition from a citizen of the State of Texas 
     relative to credit inquiries; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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