The record
Legislation· Jul 2026
Legislation· Jul 2026HR 139 Passed House — in Senate
Sponsored by Vern Buchanan (R)
Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
Makes daylight saving time permanent nationwide starting in 2027.
Tradeoff
Eliminates the twice-yearly clock change. States that currently exempt themselves from daylight saving time can choose to stay on standard time year-round instead.
What's in it
The House passed this 308-117 on July 14, 2026. The bill is now in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Jan 3, 2025)
House
Committee on Energy and Commerce(Jan 3, 2025)
House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #238 · Jul 14, 2026)
308 yeanay 117Senate
Received from the House
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Jul 15, 2026)
- Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Dale W. Strong (R-AL)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Warren Davidson (R-OH)
- Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA)
- Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK)
- Eric Burlison (R-MO)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL)
- Cory Mills (R-FL)
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL)
- Laurel M. Lee (R-FL)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Mike Ezell (R-MS)
- Aaron Bean (R-FL)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA)
- Erin Houchin (R-IN)
- Tom Barrett (R-MI)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Jared F. Golden (D-ME)
- Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY)
- Pete Sessions (R-TX)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Ken Calvert (R-CA)
- Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
- Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ)
- Young Kim (R-CA)
- Jimmy Patronis (R-FL)
Passage votes so far· Jul 14, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027