H.R. 139 - Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
H.R. 139 - Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Monday, July 13, 2026 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
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Rules Committee Hearing H.R. 139, H.R. 8595, H.R. 9237, H.R. 1181
Bill Text
(as introduced)
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 119-749PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 6-4 on July 13, 2026.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1423:
Agreed to by a record vote of 215-211, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 217-210, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
MANAGERS: Foxx/McGovern
1. Closed rule for H.R. 139.
2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
3. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
4. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
5. Provides one motion to recommit.
6. Structured rule for H.R. 8595.
7. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
8. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.
9. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
10. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or clause 5(a) of rule XXI.
11. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 4 and pro forma amendments described in section 5. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 5 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
12. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section X of the rule.
13. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section X of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
14. Provides that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate.
15. Provides one motion to recommit.
16. Closed rule for H.R. 9237.
17. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
18. Provides that the amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
19. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
20. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs or their respective designees.
21. Provides one motion to recommit.
22. Closed rule for H.R. 1181.
23. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
24. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
25. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
26. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services or their respective designees.
27. Provides one motion to recommit.
28. Provides that in the engrossment of H.R. 8595, the Clerk shall add the text of S. 1383, as passed by the House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 8595; assign appropriate designations to provisions within the engrossment; conform cross-references and provisions for short titles
within the engrossment; and be authorized to make technical corrections, to include corrections in spelling, punctuation, page and line numbering, section numbering, and insertion of appropriate headings.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Scanlon (PA), Barragán (CA) | Democrat | Strikes the language of the Sunshine Protection Act and replaces it with the full language of the Sunshine for Our Kids Act, which would make Standard Time permanent while allowing states to pass their own legislation enacting permanent Daylight Saving Time if they choose. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Cloud (TX), Biggs (AZ), Moore (AL) | Republican | Prohibits the Federal Reserve from studying, developing, or issuing a central bank digital currency. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 385
Motion by Mr. McGovern to strike section 7 of the rule, which would provide for consideration of H.R. 9237, the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, under a closed rule. Defeated: 4–6
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 386
Motion by Ms. Scanlon to make in order amendment #1 to H.R. 139, offered by Representative Scanlon, which would strike the language of the Sunshine Protection Act and replace it with the full language of the Sunshine for Our Kids Act, which would make Standard Time permanent while allowing states to pass their own legislation enacting permanent Daylight Saving Time if they choose. Defeated: 4–6
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 389
Motion by Mr. Griffith to report the rule. Adopted: 6–4