ALT United States Congress Mary Gay Scanlon Representing Pennsylvania's 5th DistrictMenu Press Releases Scanlon Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Make Standard Time Permanent Default For Stronger Youth Development and Increased Public Safety Washington, July 9, 2026 Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today introduced the Sunshine for Our Kids Act, legislation to restore permanent Standard Time nationwide. The bill would end the annual switch to Daylight Saving Time in most of the country, and make Standard Time, the time we currently use between November and March, the default year-round. The bill is a bipartisan effort with Rep. Pat Harrigan (NC-10) as a co-lead. At present, two states use Standard Time year-round, and no state uses Daylight Saving Time year-round. While this legislation would default all states to permanent Standard Time, it does allow for states to institute permanent Daylight Saving Time through state law if they so choose. A brief…
ALT Map of the contiguous United States. Counties are colored in a spectrum of colors to show how late bed times are in each county. In almost every case, the further west within a time zone, the later the population finds sleep. Credit to the Washington Post and Jawbone.
