On 2026-07-28 01:56 AM, James Bellaire wrote:
On 7/27/2026 9:46 PM, Brooks Harris via tz wrote:
On 2026-07-27 08:06 PM, Paul Eggert via tz wrote:
as proposed for the US by the Sunshine Protection bill (H.R. 139).
I believe the bill, or Act, is titled (may be cited as) Sunshine
Protection Act of 2025
The House of Representatives has passed H.R. 139:
H.R. 139 (EH) - Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr139eh
The bill is now Introduced to the Senate as:
S. 29 (IS) - Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119s29is
Legally they are two separate bills. Follow the first one for the 10
actions taken so far on H.R. 139. Citing S. 29 would lead to a bill
that has not progressed. (It still can, separately from H.R. 139, but
probably won't since H.R. 139 has reached the same point in the senate.)
At this point the last action on H.R. 139 was "referred to the
(Senate) Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation" on
7/15/2026. The committee did not deal with the bill during last week's
markup session. The calendar has not been released for the next markup
session in the committee (which would be the next time the bill could
progress).
There's a recent article in the New York Times :
Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/science/daylight-saving-time-health-safety.html
It says "A competing House measure, introduced in early July, would lock
the clock on standard time. ". Which leads to:
H.R.9638 - Sunshine for Our Kids Act of 2026
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9638/text
How might this work? How does the legal process relate to H.R. 139? Can
both bills pass, or has H.R. 139 preempted H.R.9638?
(It's not clear to me that H.R.9638 would actually "lock the clock on
standard time", because it seems to give states the option to continue
DST. Is that how you read it?)
