Daylight Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7378 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7378 To amend the Calder Act to permanently adjust American time, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2026 Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Calder Act to permanently adjust American time, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Daylight Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PERMANENT ADJUSTMENT TO AMERICAN TIME. (a) In General.--Section 1 of the Act of March 19, 1918 (commonly known as the ``Calder Act'') (15 U.S.C. 261), is amended, in the second sentence-- (1) by striking ``Except as provided in section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a), the'' and inserting ``The''; (2) by striking ``4 hours'' and inserting …