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| https://maloy.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=107 | Congresswoman Maloy Reintroduces the Daylight Act | 2024-03-11 | 2024 | 2024-03 | Republican | House | UT | Celeste Maloy | M001228 | maloy.house.gov | maloy | https://maloy.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27 | scraper | Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02) reintroduced the Daylight Act, legislation that would allow states to observe Daylight Saving Time year-round. “Americans are tired of springing forward and losing sleep and falling back and losing sunlight. Dozens of states, including Utah, have already passed laws to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. The federal government needs to get out of the way and allow them to make that choice instead of mandating the needless practice of changing our clocks twice a year,” said Rep. Maloy. Full text of the legislation can be found here. Background: In 2020, Utah passed a law that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent. However, the law cannot go into effect until Congress changes the federal statute. 18 other states have passed similar laws. A variety of studies show that extending Daylight Saving Time would improve everything from our health and wellbeing to the economy. Some of the benefits include: | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-07T20:32:04Z |