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May 25, 2024 · H.R. 1279. To make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes. In GovTrack.us, a database of bills in the U.S. Congress.
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(b) Standard time for certain States and areas. The standard...
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May 25, 2024 · This bill makes daylight saving time the new, permanent standard time, effective November 5, 2023. States with areas exempt from daylight saving time may choose the standard time for those areas.
May 25, 2024 · A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law. Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 582. This is the one from the 118 th Congress.
4 days ago · On Mar. 15, 2022, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill that would make DST permanent as of Nov. 20, 2023 if approved by the House and signed by President Biden. The delay is meant to give airlines and other transportation providers time to adjust to the change as they set schedules months ahead of time.
3 days ago · What to KnowThe Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time the new permanent time (no more time change)The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the legislation in March 2022, then allowed the bill to expireSen.
May 14, 2024 · What’s the status of that Senate bill to end time changes? In March 2022, the Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act. The intent behind the bill was to make daylight saving time permanent starting in the spring of 2023.
4 days ago · Most polling shows Americans want to do away with the spring and fall time changes, but are split on whether to go with Daylight Saving Time or Standard time. The issue is that permanent Daylight Saving Time requires approval from Congress. Permanent Standard Time does not.
