US EditionLawmakers say "stop the clock"
- US lawmakers debated ending clock switching at a hearing on Thursday, the first in over three years.
- The debate stems from the twice-yearly practice of moving clocks forward and back, a custom since the 1960s.
- The Senate Commerce Committee heard testimony regarding permanent daylight saving time or remaining on standard time.
- Neurology professor Karin Johnson stated standard time aligns with circadian rhythms and improves health and safety.
- The Senate voted in March 2022 to make daylight saving time permanent, but the House effort stalled.
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Turn back time — Congressional Hits and Misses
Lawmakers this week were all watching the clock as the two-week spring recess neared. Highlights this week, before the exodus, include a Senate hearing about time management that evoked Cher, a “WTF” moment in Ways and Means and Sen. Bernie Sanders shouting about CNN on CNN. The post Turn back time — Congressional Hits and Misses appeared first on Roll Call.
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US lawmakers wants to stop clock switching. But what time?
By David Shepardson
North Dakota lawmakers stop time-change bill - The Walsh County Record
North Dakotans will keep changing their clocks twice a year. The state Senate on Monday voted 32- 15 to defeat HB1259 that would have eliminated seasonal time changes. Just before the vote to kill the bill, it was amended to put North Dakota on year-round daylight saving time. The original bill called for year-round standard time, which passed the House […] You must be a digital subscriber to access this content. Please login below or subscribe…
Lawmakers say "stop the clock"
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Lawmakers are once again asking whether it's time to stop changing the clocks. Members of Congress examined the impacts of Daylight Saving Time during a Senate hearing Thursday, weighing whether the U.S. should "fall back" or "spring forward" for good. "We can see that this practice is more than an annoyance," said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas/) who led the hearing on ending the biannual time change. Scott Yates, founder of the …
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