# 117-hr-7162: Don’t Mess with Arizona Act

117-hr-7162, Don’t Mess with Arizona Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7162
- Congress: 117
- Title: Don’t Mess with Arizona Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2022-03-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Don't Mess with Arizona Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that Arizona, and any other state that has exempted itself from observing Daylight Saving Time as in effect on March 15, 2022, should be able to (1) continue to observe permanent standard time, and (2) elect to observe daylight saving time in the future.

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act
- 117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation…
- 117-hr-4881: Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act
- 117-hr-6943: Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-7162 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7162)

## Related
- [117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1667)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1193)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-4881: Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4881)
- [117-hr-6943: Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6943)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7162 (as of 2025-11-18).