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House Committee Backs Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
The measure passed 48-1 and would let states opt out of daylight saving time while Congress weighs a nationwide clock change.
- The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 48-1 last week in favor of the 'Sunshine Protection Act,' advancing legislation to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide as part of a five-year transportation bill.
- Prior efforts to make daylight saving time permanent have repeatedly failed, including a 2022 Senate bill that stalled before a House vote, but President Donald Trump's renewed backing has revitalized the push.
- Trump declared permanent daylight saving time a 'very nice WIN' for the Republican Party on Truth Social, emphasizing that 'Hundreds of Millions of Dollars are spent every year by people, Cities, and States, being forced to change their Clocks.'
- The Senate version of the bill, introduced this year with bipartisan sponsors, remains stalled in committee, and Congress must repeal existing federal law before permanent daylight saving time can take effect.
- Sleep medicine doctors warned in a 2020 statement that clock transitions increase risks for 'adverse cardiovascular events, mood disorders, and motor vehicle crashes,' yet 18 states have passed resolutions supporting year-round daylight saving time over the last seven years.
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House committee backs bill to make daylight saving time permanent
Could daylight saving time become permanent? A House committee voted 48-1 in favor of the "Sunshine Protection Act" on Thursday. Here's what that means. (AP Photo)
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Permanent Daylight Saving Time Bill Revived Amid Radio Industry Concerns.
A bill to make daylight saving time permanent is advancing in Congress, reviving broadcaster concerns that darker winter mornings could hurt radio listening during the critical AM drive daypart. NAB opposes the proposal, warning later sunrises could impact stations operating…
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