AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - House passes Sunshine Protection Act, but the Senate stands in the way
The U.S. House passed the Sunshine Protection Act with overwhelming support, moving the country one step closer to ending the twice-yearly clock change, and one step into a Senate that may not be ready to follow. The bill, designated House Bill 139 in the 119th Congress, would make daylight saving time permanent across the United […] The post House passes Sunshine Protection Act, but the Senate stands in the way appeared first on American Almanac .
The U.S. House passed the Sunshine Protection Act with overwhelming support, moving the country one step closer to ending the twice-yearly clock change, and one step into a Senate that may not be ready to follow. The bill, designated House Bill 139 in the 119th Congress, would make daylight saving time permanent across the United States. If enacted, Americans would no longer "fall back" each November or "spring forward" each March. President Trump celebrated the vote on Truth Social, calling it "Great News for America!" He had previously signaled in May, when the bill cleared the House Energy and Commerce Committee, that he would sign it into law if it reached his desk. But the Senate is a different chamber with a different mood. And the…Open