GOP panel looks to advance legislation making daylight saving permanent
Summary
Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are preparing to advance a bill that would keep daylight saving time year-round in the United States. They plan to hold a formal review of the bill soon.Key Facts
- The bill would make “springing forward” permanent, meaning clocks would not move back in the fall.
- Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee support the bill.
- A full markup, or detailed review, of the bill is planned for Wednesday evening.
- Matthew VanHyfte is a spokesperson for the committee’s Republicans.
- The proposal aims to stop the twice-yearly clock changes across the U.S.
- Daylight saving time currently shifts clocks forward in spring and back in fall each year.
- The legislation seeks to set daylight saving time all year without returning to standard time.
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