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Time for a Clock Change? Congress Considers Daylight Saving Time … Again
The bipartisan measure passed 308-117 as supporters cited public fatigue with clock changes and opponents warned of health harms from spring time shifts.
- On July 14, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act by a 308-117 vote, moving toward permanent daylight saving time with President Donald Trump's public backing.
- In the 108-year history of daylight saving time in the United States, the country has attempted to institute permanent time three times, including during the 1973-74 OPEC oil embargo before a 2022 attempt floundered.
- Researchers are discovering that "springing ahead" each March connects to negative health effects, including an uptick in heart attacks; the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine oppose permanent daylight saving time.
- While the House bill advances, several senators have indicated the legislation will likely not pass the Senate, and a bipartisan countermeasure, the Sunshine for Our Kids Act, introduced July 9, would restore permanent standard time.
- According to a 2026 poll, nearly two-thirds of Americans would like to eliminate changing the clocks, while state-level measures supporting permanent standard time increased from 15% in 2021 to 52% in 2026.
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The US House of Representatives has already voted to implement year-round daylight saving time, but sleep experts say the decision could increase the risk of heart disease, sleep deprivation and other health problems.
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