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House Votes for Permanent Daylight Saving Time
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- The House of Representatives passed the "Sunshine Protection Act" with a 308-117 vote to make daylight saving time permanent, eliminating the biannual clock changes.
- The bill's future in the Senate remains uncertain, with some Republican leaders expressing doubts and at least one Republican inclined to block it.
- Former President Trump has publicly supported the measure, calling the clock changes a "ridiculous, twice yearly production" and advocating for year-round daylight saving time.
- Florida Republicans, including Representatives Vern Buchanan and Anna Paulina Luna, are key proponents of the legislation, pushing for nationwide permanent daylight saving time.
- The House vote was partly used as a political strategy to persuade Representative Luna to lift a legislative blockade related to a voting restriction bill favored by Trump.
