Trump Pushes Senate on Daylight Savings: How Timeline for Change Looks
Summary
President Donald Trump is urging the U.S. Senate to pass a law that would make daylight saving time permanent, stopping the twice-yearly clock changes. The House of Representatives already approved the Sunshine Protection Act, and now the Senate must decide whether to pass it before the next scheduled time change in November.Key Facts
- President Trump supports ending the twice-yearly clock change and making daylight saving time permanent.
- The House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act (H.R. 139) with a bipartisan vote of 308-117 on July 14.
- The Senate received the bill on July 15 and referred it to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.
- The Senate is on recess until September 14, giving lawmakers 48 days to act before the clocks change in November.
- The bill could pass by unanimous consent if no senator objects; otherwise, it needs 60 votes in the Senate to overcome a filibuster.
- Some senators, including Senator Tom Cotton, oppose permanent daylight saving time due to concerns about darker winter mornings.
- If the Senate passes the bill and President Trump signs it soon, clocks will not change in November as currently scheduled.
- Previous efforts in the Senate passed a similar bill in 2022, but it stalled in the House and did not become law.
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