HR139Referred to Committee
Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into LawFailed — Did not pass vote
119th
Congress
2025-01-03
Introduced
34
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Vern Buchanan
Republican · FL · Representative
Votes with party: 97.6% (538 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/B001260
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (34)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)· 2025-01-09
- Dale W. Strong (R-AL-5)· 2025-01-09
- Daniel Webster (R-FL-11)· 2025-01-09
- Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA-7)· 2025-01-09
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4)· 2025-02-04
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9)· 2025-02-04
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)· 2025-02-04
- Eric Burlison (R-MO-7)· 2025-02-04
- Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)· 2025-02-04
- Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5)· 2025-02-04
- Warren Davidson (R-OH-8)· 2025-02-04
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5)· 2025-02-05
- Richard McCormick (R-GA-7)· 2025-02-05
- Cory Mills (R-FL-7)· 2025-02-14
- Laurel M. Lee (R-FL-15)· 2025-02-25
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8)· 2025-02-25
- Aaron Bean (R-FL-4)· 2025-03-05
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO-4)· 2025-03-05
- Mike Ezell (R-MS-4)· 2025-03-05
- Nancy Mace (R-SC-1)· 2025-03-05
- Barry Moore (R-AL-1)· 2025-03-18
- Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13)· 2025-04-17
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23)· 2025-04-17
- Erin Houchin (R-IN-9)· 2025-04-24
- Tom Barrett (R-MI-7)· 2025-07-14
- David Rouzer (R-NC-7)· 2025-08-26
- Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2)· 2025-09-23
- Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3)· 2025-10-03
- Pete Sessions (R-TX-17)· 2025-10-14
- Darren Soto (D-FL-9)· 2025-11-19
- Ken Calvert (R-CA-41)· 2025-12-15
- Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11)· 2026-03-27
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
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.
2026-07-13
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-01-03
Previously
- Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-01-03
Plain-English Summary
Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 This bill makes daylight saving time the new, permanent standard time. States with areas exempt from daylight saving time may choose the standard time for those areas.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Science, Technology, Communications
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