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Ohio sponsors urge Congress to adopt permanent daylight saving time
Summary
Sponsors of House Concurrent Resolution 10 told the House Government Oversight Committee they support urging Congress to pass the Sunshine Protection Act and make Daylight Saving Time permanent nationally, citing family disruption, public safety and health studies; committee held a first hearing but took no formal action.
Representative Pickelantonio, sponsor of House Concurrent Resolution 10, and joint sponsor Representative Peterson urged the House Government Oversight Committee to ask Congress to adopt permanent Daylight Saving Time nationwide, citing family disruptions and health and safety studies.
The resolution asks Congress to pass legislation such as the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 to allow states to adopt permanent Daylight Saving Time; sponsors said federal law currently restricts states from implementing permanent DST without a uniform federal change.
Representative Pickelantonio told the committee the twice-yearly clock change had…
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