What to know about the latest push to make daylight saving time permanent
Summary
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act, a bill that would keep Daylight Saving Time all year long. The bill now moves to the Senate, where a similar proposal faced challenges before.Key Facts
- The Sunshine Protection Act aims to make Daylight Saving Time permanent across the United States.
- The bill passed in the House of Representatives with support from both political parties.
- Currently, clocks are changed twice a year, once in spring and once in fall.
- The bill will now be considered by the Senate.
- A similar bill in the Senate did not pass several years ago.
- The Lock the Clock Alliance supports stopping the twice-yearly clock changes.
- Daylight Saving Time moves clocks forward by one hour to extend evening daylight.
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