[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: daylight saving

[Heidi Tandy]

>
> Petra wrote:
>>  I read in the papers that the Energy and Commerce
>>  Committee of the US House of Representatives has
>>  proposed to extend daylight saving time for two
>>  more months in order to better conserve energy.
>>  The House expects to take up the energy bill in a
>>  few weeks.
>>
Dave asked:
>
> I don't get it.  It seems pretty clear that this is decided on a state-
> by-state basis, so what's it got to do with Congress?

As I remember it, Congress sets the date on which the change happens but 
each state - or county, I think - can decide if they want to make the 
change or not. Plus, congress's passage applies to federalized things 
like the airlines.