
ALT American Academy of Sleep Medicine AASM condemns House passage of Sunshine Protection Act DARIEN, IL Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act (H.R. 139) with a vote of 308 to 117. The legislation was first advanced through the House Energy and Commerce Committee as part of an amendment to an unrelated transportation bill, and then it was approved by the House Rules Committee with a closed rule, allowing for no amendments and only one hour of debate. “On Tuesday, the U.S. House ignored the overwhelming evidence supporting the health and safety benefits of permanent standard time and instead chose to force dark, dangerous mornings on millions of Americans who will suffer the effects,” said Dr. Fariha Abbasi-Feinberg, president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. “We call on the Senate to reject this dangerous mandate.” The Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time permanent across the United States except in states that…

ALT May The Fourth Be With You Pictured: Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Fernando Tatis Jr., Mike Trout, Munetaka Murakami, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Bobby Witt Jr., Elly De La Cruz and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in various action poses. Tatis Jr., Crow-Armstrong, Witt Jr. and Murakami all hold light sabers. Cutouts of the Death Star in the background and in a baseball glove in the foreground can be seen.















