Overview
- The U.S. House is set to consider the Sunshine Protection Act in the week of July 13, 2026, with floor action scheduled for Monday, July 13, that could move the measure to the Senate.
- The bill would repeal part of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to end the twice‑annual clock changes and would let individual states opt out to observe year‑round standard time.
- The measure has broad support in Congress and the White House, passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee 48-1 in May, was introduced by Rep. Vern Buchanan, and has a Senate companion from Sen. Rick Scott.
- Medical and safety experts back eliminating the spring/fall switch but warn permanent daylight saving time would delay winter sunrises, raising risks for morning commutes and schoolchildren and echoing safety complaints from a failed 1974 experiment.
- Even if the House approves the bill it still needs Senate passage and the president’s signature to become law, and the change would activate laws in 19 states that already passed measures awaiting a federal rule change.