Permanent Daylight Saving Time

The House passes a bill to make daylight saving time year-round despite medical concerns.

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What Permanent Daylight Saving Time Would Look Like Across the U.S.

Lawmakers want to make daylight-saving time permanent — health experts say that's precisely the wrong idea

Congress Is Fixing Daylight Saving Time (Or Toying With Us)

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The House voted 308-117 Tuesday to pass the Sunshine Protection Act, a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide and end the twice-yearly clock changes. The measure would keep clocks on the time now observed from March to November, while allowing states to remain on standard time if an exemption is in effect before the law takes effect. The bill now moves to the Senate, where its prospects are uncertain, before it could go to the president. President Donald Trump and the White House support the change.

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Health experts are warning that permanent daylight saving time would push winter sunrises later in much of the country and runs counter to many medical groups’ preference for permanent standard time. The Sunshine Protection Act, which the House passed 308-117 with support from 114 Democrats and 193 Republicans, would end the twice-yearly clock changes and keep most states on daylight saving time year-round. The bill now needs Senate approval, where its path is unclear, before it could reach President Donald Trump, who supports the change.

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Congress is closer than it has been in years to passing a permanent-time bill. The proposal has advanced, but its fate still depends on the Senate and the political incentives lawmakers see in getting it done.

End clock changesLeans Right

Making daylight saving time permanent would finally stop the unpopular, disruptive practice of changing clocks twice a year. Supporters see that as a practical improvement for Americans, with steadier schedules and more useful daylight.