(Washington)  In a bold attempt to provide spiritual relief to a winter-sick population, Congress has voted unanimously to bring more daylight to the nation by requiring that all citizens set their clocks ahead one hour this Sunday morning at 2:00AM.

The vote comes on the heels of a report by the National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC) branch of NOAA, showing current snow cover on the ground in 49 of the nation's 50 states. Reacting to the study, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is quoted as saying "No one gets up early around here.  Let's brighten people's lives and put more daylight where the sun don't shine."

 President Obama signed the emergency legislation immediately.  The White House has dubbed the new law "Spring Ahead," and urges everyone to sacrifice the one hour of sleep this Saturday night for the greater public good.  There has been no discussion of funding for this initiative. 

 So far, only the State of Arizona and the City of Indianapolis have opposed the legislation.  Arizona's governor stated that his state will "save it's sunshine for a rainy day."