HR 349 — A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to require all states to permanently observe daylight saving time year-round.

PRINTER'S NO.   2485

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 349
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY McANDREW, GIRAL, PIELLI, RIVERA, DONAHUE, SOLOMON,
        KUZMA, HADDOCK, STEELE, GREEN AND GILLEN, OCTOBER 20, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND
        OPERATIONS, OCTOBER 20, 2025


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Urging the Congress of the United States to require all states
 2      to permanently observe daylight saving time year-round.
 3      WHEREAS, The United States first authorized national
 4   observance of daylight saving time in 1918 during World War I
 5   and again during World War II to save money on energy; and
 6      WHEREAS, The modern framework for daylight saving time was
 7   later established by the Uniform Time Act of 1966; and
 8      WHEREAS, In the United States, daylight saving time begins
 9   each year on the second Sunday in March and ends the first
10   Sunday in November; and
11      WHEREAS, Under Federal law, states can exempt themselves from
12   observing daylight saving time and remain on standard time but
13   states are not able to observe daylight saving time year-round
14   without a change in Federal statute; and
15      WHEREAS, Several jurisdictions, including Hawaii, Arizona,
16   except for the Navajo Nation residents, and United States
17   territories do not observe daylight saving time; and
 1      WHEREAS, Eliminating biannual clock changes would remove
 2   short-term harms caused by the transition such as the jump in
 3   fatal car crashes the week after the time change and disruptions
 4   in schedules for travel, shipping and other time-sensitive
 5   systems; and
 6      WHEREAS, Health benefits from keeping a single, consistent
 7   time include decreases in the risk of heart attack and stroke,
 8   lower seasonal mood problems after the fall change and a
 9   steadier circadian rhythm; and
10      WHEREAS, Having more usable evening light by keeping
11   permanent daylight saving time is associated with fewer
12   pedestrian deaths, lower robbery rates, increases in exercise,
13   boosts in consumer spending, energy savings and simpler
14   nationwide timing for transportation and communications; and
15      WHEREAS, Many states that have passed laws or resolutions
16   expressing a preference to stop clock changes often favor
17   keeping permanent daylight saving time; therefore be it
18      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
19   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United
20   States to require all states to permanently observe daylight
21   saving time year-round; and be it further
22      RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
23   the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each
24   member of Congress from Pennsylvania.




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