House Votes to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
The House of Representatives has passed a bill to establish permanent daylight saving time. This legislation aims to eliminate the biannual clock changes. (sources: nytimes, reuters, bbc, washingtonpost, ap)
The House has approved a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent across the United States. The legislation now moves to the Senate for consideration.
- The House passed the bill with bipartisan support.
- The legislation seeks to eliminate the need for clock changes twice a year.
- If passed by the Senate, the bill would require the approval of the President.
Why it matters
Making daylight saving time permanent could have implications for energy consumption and daily routines.
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4 bills on this issue are moving right now — and the most active one is HR139: Sunshine Protection Act of 2025.
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This story is about House passes legislation to make daylight saving time permanent. This bill would make daylight saving time the permanent federal default, while letting already-exempt areas choose standard time.
If passed, it would:
- make daylight saving time the permanent federal default, while letting already-exempt areas choose standard time • end the current federal spring/fall clock-change schedule.
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This story is about House passes legislation to make daylight saving time permanent. This bill would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide.
If passed, it would
- make daylight saving time permanent nationwide • let already-exempt areas continue to choose standard time.
This story is about House passes legislation to make daylight saving time permanent. This bill would allow each state to adopt year-round daylight saving time.
If passed, it would
- allow each state to adopt year-round daylight saving time • keep the decision decentralized instead of imposing one national rule.
This story is about House passes legislation to make daylight saving time permanent. This bill would repeal the federal daylight saving time changeover.
If passed, it would
- repeal the federal daylight saving time changeover • shift the federal time-zone offsets by 30 minutes on a permanent basis.
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