The Sunshine Protection Act is legislation proposed in the U.S. Congress that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent. It was first introduced in the 115th Congress in 2018, in the Senate by then-senator Marco Rubio of Florida and in the House of Representatives by congressman Vern Buchanan of Florida. The bill died in committee. Buchanan and Rubio (and later Rick Scott of Florida, when Rubio became secretary of state) have introduced it in every Congress since. The legislation has typically died in committee. However, during the 117th Congress in 2022, it passed the Senate but not the House. In the most recent Congress, the 119th, it passed the House in 2026 and moved to the Senate for approval.
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