DAYLIGHT Act

Bill: 118-hr-1561
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2023-03-10
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Daylight All Year Leads to Ideal Gains in Happiness and Temperament Act or the DAYLIGHT Act</strong></p> <p>This bill allows states to observe daylight savings time year-round. (States may already choose to observe standard time year-round.)</p> <p>No later than two years after enactment of this bill, the Government Accountability Office shall submit a report to Congress containing the results of a study on implementing daylight savings time year-round. </p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1561 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2023 Mr. Norman (for himself, Mr. Fry , and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Daylight All Year Leads to Ideal Gains in Happiness and Temperament Act or the DAYLIGHT Act . 2. Optional year-long application of daylight saving time Section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 ( 15 U.S.C. 260a ) is amended— (1) by inserting or may by law apply the advancement of time described in this section for the duration of the year, after may by law exempt itself from the provisions of this subsection providing for the advancement of time, ; (2) by striking the standard time otherwise applicable during that period and inserting the same standard time ; (3) by striking may by law exempt either the entire State as provided in (1) or and inserting , by law, may apply either standard time provided for in paragraph (1) to the entire State, ; and (4) by inserting , or may apply the advancement of time for the duration of the year to the entire area of the State lying within any time zone before the period at the end. 3. GAO Study Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of a study on implementing daylight savings time year-round.