US House to vote on bill to make daylight saving time permanent
The Sunshine Protection Act passed committee 48-1 and would let states opt out while supporters say it could reduce crashes and sleep disruptions.
- The House is set to vote next week on the Sunshine Protection Act, a bill to make daylight saving time permanent across the United States.
- Representative Vern Buchanan, a Florida Republican, introduced the bill again this year after the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 48-1 in favor in May.
- Supporters argue permanent time shifts reduce workplace injuries and boost winter economic activity, while Senator Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican, warns it would force children to attend school in darkness.
- If passed, the proposal allows states to opt out of permanent daylight saving time, though the bill requires Senate consideration where prior measures have stalled.
- The United States previously enacted year-round daylight saving time during World War Two and again in 1974 to reduce energy use, but Congress repealed it after it proved deeply unpopular.
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House set to vote next week on permanent daylight saving time bill
House to vote on bill to make daylight saving time permanent
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote next week on a bill to make daylight saving time permanent, according to a notice posted on Thursday. The post House to vote on bill to make daylight saving time permanent appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
House to Consider Permanent Daylight Saving Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote next week on a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent year-round, according to a notice posted on July 9. The Sunshine Protection Act, sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.), would end the current practice of changing clocks twice a year while allowing states to opt out before the change takes effect. The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the bill in a 48–1 vote in May. The prop…
House Set for Showdown on Permanent Daylight Saving Time
The House of Representatives is expected to vote next week on legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent across the United States, marking the latest effort to eliminate the twice-a-year clock changes that have long frustrated many Americans. According to a notice released Thursday, lawmakers will consider the Sunshine Protection Act after the House Energy and Commerce Committee overwhelmingly approved the measure in May by a 48-…
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