What It Means if Daylight Saving Time Becomes Permanent
The measure would end the twice-yearly clock changes, but it still faces opposition in the Senate and uncertainty over final approval.
- On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill making daylight saving time permanent, sending the legislation to the Senate for further consideration.
- Congress previously enacted permanent daylight saving time in 1973 as a fuel-saving measure during an energy crisis, but repealed the law in October 1975 following significant public outcry.
- An AP-NORC poll found only 12% of American adults favor the change, while Republican South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds warned, "You'd be sending kids to school in the dark."
- While the American Medical Association supports the shift, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton argues permanent daylight saving would "make winter a dark and dismal time for millions of Americans."
- President Donald Trump has indicated support for the legislation, though its fate in the Senate remains uncertain as lawmakers must address logistical challenges including potential adjustments to time zones across the United States.
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What it means if daylight saving time becomes permanent
On July 14, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow states to enact daylight saving time year-round. If the legislation is passed by the Senate and signed into law, it would largely stop the practice of moving clocks an hour forward in the spring and an hour back in the fall.
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