Fall weddings

That's what I thought. If that was the case then I could have the ceremony time I originally wanted and of course that's too good to be true.

Congress introduced legislation (H.R. 6), The Energy Policy Act of 2005. The U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee included the two-month extension of the Daylight Savings Time into the energy, that recently passed the House.

The House's version of the bill requires the Department of Energy to do a study on the impact of the extension, no later than 9 months after its passage. Please note that the measure also retains State's rights provisions to allow them to opt out of the Daylight Savings Time program, if they wish to do so.

Although the U.S. House of Reps has included the Daylight Savings Time extension provision in the 2005 energy bill, the Senate can decide to not incorporate it in their version of the bill when they vote on it (the Senate decides when the legislation will be voted on).

If the Senate includes the daylight savings time provision, the bill would go before the President for signature. Once he signs the bill, it becomes a Public Law.

You can trace it's status by going to thomas.loc.gov

Here's an article from Congressional Quaterly. I hope this helps you.
(sorry so long)

House Ready to Vote to Extend Daylight Time
By Ben Evans, CQ Staff
April 15, 2005
Congress has the power to tax, subpoena, impeach and declare war. But should it also determine when the sun rises and sets?
It’s been 20 years since federal lawmakers tinkered with daylight-saving time, but the prospect of reducing energy consumption at a time of record oil prices has Congress looking seriously at pushing back the darkness again.
A provision that would extend daylight-saving time by eight weeks was added without opposition in committee to the omnibus energy bill scheduled for House floor action this week. Supporters said the amendment, offered by Fred Upton, R-Mich., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., would reduce energy consumption, save hundreds of millions of dollars, reduce crime and make driving home from work safer - all without major sacrifice.
“It’s a way to save energy and cut accidents at very little cost,” said David Prerau, an advocate for extended daylight-saving time and author of a recent book on the subject, “Seize the Daylight.”
“In this era of very high energy prices, I think it might be a good time to look at it again, and it looks like that’s exactly what’s happening.”
Earlier proposals to lengthen daylight-saving time fell victim to opposition from the American Farm Bureau Federation and other farm groups, but the Upton-Markey proposal has drawn no significant criticism and appears headed for House passage as part of the energy bill (HR 6) The Farm Bureau has taken no position on the legislation, said Rich Keller, director of news services.
Earlier Opposition
In the past, critics warned that a longer period of daylight would endanger schoolchildren by making them wait for buses in morning darkness. The Upton-Markey plan addresses that concern by leaving the three darkest winter months on standard time.
“Everybody’s on board,” Upton said. “This is something that makes a lot of sense.”
The daylight-saving concept was suggested by Benjamin Franklin in 1784 and was first used in Europe during World War I. The United States implemented daylight-saving time during World War I to save energy and again - year-round - during World War II.
Congress created the current system in 1966, setting daylight-saving time to begin in April and end in October. That time frame was temporarily extended during the oil embargo and energy crisis of the mid-1970s. In 1986, Congress extended daylight-saving time to its current schedule, moving the start date to the first Sunday in April from the last Sunday of that month.
The Upton-Markey proposal would shift the starting date to the first Sunday in March and move the end date to the last Sunday in November from the final Sunday in October.
No Requirement for States
The law would not require states to participate. Three states - Hawaii, Indiana and Arizona - do not currently follow national daylight-saving time statewide. In Indiana, the state legislature is engaged in a fierce debate over a proposal by Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels to put the entire state on daylight time.
Transportation Department studies in the 1970s showed that extending daylight time could reduce electricity consumption by about 1 percent per day. Researchers also found that fewer traffic accidents occurred and that outdoor crime abated, according to Prerau, who helped write the reports. A 2001 study by the state of California estimated that year-round daylight-saving time would reduce energy consumption by 0.5 percent and save between $100 million to $350 million.
“I don’t know why anybody should oppose it,” said Lowell Ungar, policy manager for the Alliance to Save Energy, which has pushed for more conservation provisions in the energy bill. “It doesn’t have the same impact that appliance standards or [automobile efficiency] standards would have. But this is a significant provision, as significant as what’s in the rest of the bill for energy efficiency.”
Markey, who steered the last change in daylight-saving time through Congress in 1986, said he believes his amendment’s fate lies with the larger energy bill.
“I have been criticized by people who just love winter, and the dark, dank, dismal days of winter,” Markey said. “But I’ve found that the people who like spring outnumber the people who like winter by about 99 to 1. If the energy bill passes, daylight-saving time will be changed. Whether the energy bill passes, I don’t know.”

starbright-you are impressive with your extensive research . I actually can't worry about it anymore-I just ordered my proof for my invites and its a 330 ceremony and 730 CH. Congress is messing up my wedding planning.