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Congress takes up daylight saving time bill
USA Today • • nation
Key Points:
- The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent and eliminate the biannual clock changes for millions of Americans.
- The bill passed out of committee with a 48-1 vote and has support from President Donald Trump, who criticized the current clock-changing practice as a "ridiculous, twice-yearly production."
- Although the Senate approved a similar proposal in 2022, it did not become law; the new legislation will require Senate approval to be enacted.
- Daylight saving time involves setting clocks forward one hour in spring and back in fall to extend evening daylight during warmer months, but states like Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe it due to climate and energy considerations.
- Several U.S. territories, including American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, also do not participate in daylight saving time.
