H.R. 139

Summary

H.R. 139, the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R) with 35 co-sponsors. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Jul 15, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

H.R. 139 has 35 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

119 HR 139 EH: Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 139
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Sunshine Protection Act of 2025  .
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Section 3 of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 ( 15 U.S.C. 260a ) is hereby repealed.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 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 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.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Vern Buchanan (R) sponsors H.R. 139, and 35 members have co-sponsored it; 1 has since withdrawn.

Vern Buchanan

Rep. · R–FL-16 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 3, 2025

Brian Fitzpatrick

Rep. · R–PA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 9, 2025

Ryan Mackenzie

Rep. · R–PA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 9, 2025

Dale Strong

Rep. · R–AL-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 9, 2025

Daniel Webster

Rep. · R–FL-11 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 9, 2025

Stephanie Bice

Rep. · R–OK-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 4, 2025

Eric Burlison

Rep. · R–MO-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 4, 2025

Earl Carter

Rep. · R–GA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 4, 2025

Warren Davidson

Rep. · R–OH-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 4, 2025

Dan Meuser

Rep. · R–PA-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 4, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 139 went before 2 committees: Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Energy and Commerce.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Referred To · Jul 15, 2026 · 458 Bills

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 139 has taken 11 actions since Jan 3, 2025, the latest on Jul 15, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 139 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Jul 14, 2026 at 308–117.

Related bills

2 bills are related to H.R. 139.

HRES 1423Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9237) to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporting-goods retailer, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.Jul 14, 2026 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · Related billS 29Sunshine Protection Act of 2025Jan 7, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportati… · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 139 goes by 6 titles, 3 of them short titles.

• Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
• Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
• To make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
• Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

7 clients hired 7 firms and 35 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 139 in 36 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Banking, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Agriculture.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 35.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 139 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 139’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 139 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from State and local government operations to Time and calendar.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 139, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BUCHANAN:H.R. 139.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To make daylight savings time permanent, and for otherpurposes.[Page H40]

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