House advances bill to make daylight saving time permanent
The Sunshine Protection Act moved ahead on a 308-117 vote and would keep U.S. clocks one hour ahead year-round.
By James Whitfield · Staff Writer
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The House voted Tuesday to advance the Sunshine Protection Act, a proposal that would put the United States on daylight saving time throughout the year, CBS News reported. The measure would end the twice-a-year clock change by keeping clocks one hour ahead permanently.
The vote was 308 to 117, according to CBS News. The bill’s movement brings the country closer to a long-debated change in how time is observed, though the measure has not become law.
President Donald Trump backed the proposal in a May post on Truth Social. He wrote that ending clock changes would save “hundreds of millions of dollars” now spent by people, cities and states that have to adjust to the time shift.
Trump also criticized the twice-yearly clock change as costly and burdensome. In the post, he said people should no longer have to worry about the clock or the work and money tied to the recurring adjustment.
The proposal would keep daylight saving time in place year-round rather than returning to standard time for part of the year. Under the change described by CBS News, clocks would remain one hour ahead permanently.
The American Enterprise Institute previously examined the costs linked to changing clocks, according to the available account, but the details of that estimate were not fully available.
This story draws on original reporting from The Verge.