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House passes bill that would make daylight saving time permanent
The 308-117 vote sends a Trump-backed bill to the Senate, where opponents warn of darker winter mornings and school safety risks.
- On Tuesday, the House voted 308-117 to pass the Sunshine Protection Act, advancing legislation backed by President Donald Trump that would allow states to make Daylight Saving Time permanent.
- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., who authored the bill, said Americans are "tired of the biannual time change," while Nineteen states have already passed legislation to make the change permanent.
- House Energy and Commerce ranking member Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., told lawmakers that "the benefits of stopping the biannual changing of the clocks are numerous and clear," citing tourism boosts.
- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., warned the act would result in "absurdly late" winter sunrises, while the American Medical Association argues year-round standard time better aligns with natural daylight.
- The Senate must now pass the bill, which requires at least 60 votes to succeed, though a 1974 attempt at permanent daylight saving time was repealed less than a year later.
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Letters to the Editor: Should the U.S. make daylight saving time permanent? Readers have mixed opinions
'The Senate should stop using agriculture as an excuse to preserve an outdated time system and finally move toward permanent daylight saving time,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
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Why the Bill to Make Daylight Savings Permanent Will Complicate Travel
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed a bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. The Sunshine Protection Act received 308 ayes, but it still needs support from lawmakers in the Senate to become law. Daylight saving is a contentious issue, and according to polls, a majority of Americans do not support the back-and-forth of the clocks. For decades, lawmakers have tried to end it. As annoying and expensive as changing the clocks is, p…
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