PRINTER'S NO. 378
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 46
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MARTIN, BOSCOLA, PENNYCUICK AND VOGEL,
MARCH 17, 2025
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 17, 2025
A RESOLUTION
1 Petitioning the Congress of the United States to end the
2 biannual time change and establish a uniform, year-round time
3 system.
4 WHEREAS, The United States has implemented various versions
5 of daylight saving time (DST) since 1918, originally to support
6 wartime industries; and
7 WHEREAS, Continuous DST was observed during World War II as
8 "War Time" and temporarily reinstated during the 1973 oil
9 embargo; and
10 WHEREAS, The issue of time changes continues to be debated by
11 states, with Arizona, except for its Navajo Nation residents,
12 Hawaii and United States territories exempt from the biannual
13 shifts under 15 U.S.C. § 260a; and
14 WHEREAS, The United States Secretary of Transportation
15 enforces uniform application of 15 U.S.C. § 260a across all time
16 zones; and
17 WHEREAS, Without congressional action, DST begins March 9,
18 2025, and ends November 2, 2025; and
 1 WHEREAS, Health benefits associated with a consistent year-
2 round time include a reduction in circadian rhythm disruptions,
3 lowered risk of sleep deprivation, heart attacks and strokes and
4 the improvement of mental health due to the reduction of
5 seasonal mood disturbances; and
6 WHEREAS, Additional benefits associated with a consistent
7 year-round time include energy savings, a reduction in traffic
8 accidents, reduced workplace injuries, increased productivity
9 and performance among the general population and subsequent
10 increased economic activity; and
11 WHEREAS, Several states have introduced legislation to end
12 clock changes, but Federal law currently prevents states from
13 doing so without congressional approval; therefore be it
14 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
15 petition the Congress of the United States to end the biannual
16 time change and establish a uniform, year-round time system; and
17 be it further
18 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
19 petition the Congress of the United States to enact legislation
20 that eliminates biannual clock changes, whether by making
21 standard time or daylight saving time permanent; and be it
22 further
23 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
24 the presiding officers of each house of Congress, each member of
25 Congress from Pennsylvania and the Office of General Counsel of
26 the United States Department of Transportation at 1200 New
27 Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
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