Trump touts bill that would make daylight saving time permanent
The 48-1 vote would end the twice-yearly clock change and let states opt out, but the bill still needs approval from the full House and Senate.
- On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 48-1 to advance the Sunshine Protection Act, which would implement permanent daylight saving time as part of a five-year transportation Bill.
- Representative Vern Buchanan has championed the legislation annually since 2018, seeking to end biannual clock changes; the proposal remains popular in Florida for extending evening sports and recreation hours.
- Supporters argue the shift reduces sleep disturbances, workplace injuries, and car crashes. Representative Frank Pallone, a New Jersey Democrat, said it is "better for safety and will boost New Jersey's tourism industry."
- Full approval from the House and Senate remains required for the Bill to become law. Republican Tom Cotton opposes the measure, arguing permanent daylight saving would force children to attend school in darkness.
- President Donald Trump praised the committee's vote, saying it is "time that people can stop worrying about the 'Clock.'" The United States previously used year-round daylight saving during World War Two and in 1974.
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Trump vows to work ‘very hard’ to enact permanent daylight saving time
A proposal to make daylight saving time permanent has advanced in the House, reigniting an age-old American debate around the twice-annual clock changes. And this time, the proposal has the president’s backing.
'This is an easy one!' Trump pushes plan to cancel twice-yearly clock changing * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
President Donald Trump has announced his backing of a congressional plan to make Daylight Savings Time year-round. That move would cancel the twice-yearly agenda to change clocks, forward one hour in springtime and back one hour in the fall. Of course, there still remain advocates for keeping the flip-flopping, as well as those who want Standard Time to be year-round. The latest move was from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which voted …
IT'S OFFICIAL — 48-1 Tally Stuns Leaves Dems Furious
A House panel on Thursday overwhelmingly passed legislation to make Daylight Savings Time permanent, thereby eliminating the need for Americans in most of the country to adjust their clocks twice a year. The committee voted 48-1 to advance the Sunshine Protection Act, introduced by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) The measure was included as part of a broader transportation funding proposal known as the Motor Vehicle Mode…
Trump praises House committee for daylight saving time legislation
President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed Congress to pass a measure that would make daylight saving time permanent in the United States. The president celebrated a House committee’s move to advance the legislation forward and called on lawmakers to solidify the passage of efforts to end the practice of shifting clocks forward by one hour in the spring and back in the fall. Trump said he would “work very hard” to see the Sunshine Protection Ac…
Trump is Backing the Sunshine Protection Act – Here’s What That Means For You.
President Donald J. Trump has endorsed the Sunshine Protection Act, a proposal to make Daylight Saving Time permanent across the U.S. and eliminate biannual clock changes.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has announced his support for the Sunshine Protection Act, a bill that aims to make Daylight Saving Time permanent throughout the year. DETAIL: The bill is part of the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act, a broader funding packa…
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