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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2389
To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 29, 2019
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. OPTIONAL YEAR-LONG APPLICATION OF DAY-
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LIGHT SAVING TIME.
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Section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15
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U.S.C. 260a) is amended—
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(1) by inserting ‘‘or may by law apply the ad-
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vancement of time described in this section for the
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duration of the year,’’ after ‘‘may by law exempt
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itself from the provisions of this subsection providing
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for the advancement of time,’’;
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(2) by striking ‘‘the standard time otherwise
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applicable during that period’’ and inserting ‘‘the
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same standard time’’;
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(3) by striking ‘‘may by law exempt either the
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entire State as provided in (1) or’’ and inserting ‘‘,
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by law, may apply either standard time provided for
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in paragraph (1) to the entire State,’’; and
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(4) by inserting ‘‘, or may apply the advance-
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ment of time for the duration of the year to the en-
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tire area of the State lying within any time zone’’
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before the period at the end.
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