Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
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The Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 aims to make daylight savings time permanent by amending existing time-related statutes. It allows states to choose their standard time if they previously opted out of daylight savings time. The bill does not involve financial appropriations or direct fiscal impacts.
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⚑ Spends without a pay-for — authorizes new spending with no stated offset or pay-for
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Access options →Recorded vote · House roll call 238 · 2026-07-14
308 Yea · 117 Nay · 0 Present · 6 Not voting — Passed
Actions (12)
| Date | Time | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | — | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| 2025-01-03 | — | Introduced in House |
| 2025-01-03 | — | Introduced in House |
| 2026-07-13 | 17:59:05 | 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. |
| 2026-07-14 | 15:58:30 | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1423. (consideration: CR H4445-4452) |
| 2026-07-14 | 15:58:35 | 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. |
| 2026-07-14 | 15:59:13 | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 139. |
| 2026-07-14 | 16:38:54 | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. |
| 2026-07-14 | 17:18:51 | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 308 - 117 (Roll no. 238). (consideration: CR H4445-4446) |
| 2026-07-14 | 17:18:51 | Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 308 - 117 (Roll no. 238). |
| 2026-07-14 | 17:18:52 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2026-07-15 | — | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
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- 2026-07-15
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