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HR 139 - 119

Referred in Senate

Sunshine Protection Act of 2025

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The review of H.R. 139, the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, indicates that the bill's provisions are consistent with its stated purpose of establishing permanent daylight saving time. The sections analyzed involve technical amendments to existing statutes (the Uniform Time Act of 1966 and the Calder Act) to align timekeeping standards, which are directly related to the bill's primary subject.

Rider risk
Low
Highest severity 10%
Scope alignment
Strong
95% aligned with stated purpose
Coverage
2 / 5
Expanded review coverage
Signal density
Moderate
15 signals across 5 sections
Related

Sec. 1

section 1 of the Act of March 19, 1918 (commonly known as the

Confidence 95% Severity 10%

This section contains technical amendments to the Calder Act (15 U.S.C. 261) to adjust time zone offsets, which is necessary to implement the transition to permanent daylight saving time.

section 1 of the Act of March 19, 1918 (commonly known as the ``Calder Act'') (15 U.S.C. 261), is amended
Score and evidence
Deterministic score 13.8 Topic overlap 25%
Summary relation

Directly supports the bill's objective to make daylight saving time permanent by adjusting existing statutory time definitions.

Score inputs
  • statutory reference signal
  • amendments signals: 10
  • topic overlap: standard, exempt, state
Matched topic terms
standardexemptstate
AI evidence
  • The amendments modify time zone offsets to accommodate the shift to permanent daylight saving time.
  • The section explicitly references the Calder Act, which governs standard time in the U.S.
Counter-evidence
  • The amendments are technical in nature and do not introduce unrelated policy changes.
AmendmentsStatutory Reference
Related

Sec. 3

section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a(a)), as in

Confidence 95% Severity 10%

This section provides conforming amendments to the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to ensure consistency with the new permanent daylight saving time standard.

Conforming amendment.--Such section is further amended, in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking ``Except as provided in section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a),''
Score and evidence
Deterministic score 6.7 Topic overlap 42%
Summary relation

Fits the bill's primary subject by updating existing law to reflect the proposed changes to standard time.

Score inputs
  • statutory reference signals: 2
  • amendments signal
  • topic overlap: sunshine, protection, standard, exempt, state
Matched topic terms
sunshineprotectionstandardexemptstate
AI evidence
  • The section is labeled as a 'Conforming amendment'.
  • It updates references to 15 U.S.C. 260a to align with the new statutory framework.
Counter-evidence
  • The changes are purely procedural and conforming to the primary policy goal.
AmendmentsStatutory Reference
5
Sections
0
Dollar amounts
0
Deadlines and effective dates
Jul 15, 2026
Text version date

Top statutory references

15 U.S.C. 260a 2
15 U.S.C. 260a 1
15 U.S.C. 261 1

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 139 Referred in Senate (RFS)] 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 139 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 2026 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Sec. 1.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Sunshine Protection Act of 2025''.
Sec. 2.

SEC. 2. MAKING DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME PERMANENT.

SEC. 2. MAKING DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME PERMANENT. (a) Repeal of Temporary Period for Daylight Savings Time.--Section 3 of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a) is hereby repealed. (b) Advancement of Standard Time.-- (1) In general.--The second sentence of subsection (a) of
Sec. 1

section 1 of the Act of March 19, 1918 (commonly known as the

section 1 of the Act of March 19, 1918 (commonly known as the ``Calder Act'') (15 U.S.C. 261), is amended-- (A) by striking ``4 hours'' and inserting ``3 hours''; (B) by striking ``5 hours'' and inserting ``4 hours''; (C) by striking ``6 hours'' and inserting ``5 hours''; (D) by striking ``7 hours'' and inserting ``6 hours''; (E) by striking ``8 hours'' and inserting ``by 7 hours''; (F) by striking ``9 hours'' and inserting ``8 hours''; (G) by striking ``10 hours;'' and inserting ``9 hours;''; (H) by striking ``11 hours'' and inserting ``10 hours''; and (I) by striking ``10 hours.'' and inserting ``11 hours.''. (2) State exemption.--Such section is further amended by-- (A) redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (B) inserting after subsection (a) the following: ``(b) Standard Time for Certain States and Areas.--The standard time for a State that has exempted itself from the provisions of
Sec. 3

section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a(a)), as in

section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a(a)), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, pursuant to such section, or an area of a State that has exempted such area from such provisions pursuant to such section, shall be, as such State considers appropriate-- ``(1) the standard time for such State or area, as the case may be, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section; or ``(2) the standard time for such State or area, as the case may be, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section as it was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025.''. (3) Conforming amendment.--Such section is further amended, in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking ``Except as provided in section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a),'' and inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (b),''. Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2026. Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, Clerk.
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