Daylight Savings Time

Sunshine Protection Act clears House Rules Committee, setting up floor vote on permanent Daylight Saving Time

The House Rules Committee voted 6-4 on Monday to advance the Sunshine Protection Act toward a full chamber vote, moving Congress one step closer to ending the twice-a-year clock change that most Americans say they want gone.

The bill, authored by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.), would let states lock their clocks on Daylight Saving Time year-round, or opt out entirely.

President Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind the measure, calling it "an easy one" and framing the issue as both a commonsense reform and a political winner for Republicans. The legislation now heads to the House floor after clearing the Rules Committee with bipartisan momentum, and bipartisan opposition.

The bill already sailed through the House Energy and Commerce Committee in May by a lopsided 48-1 margin. Roughly twenty states, including Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Oregon, and Maine, have passed their own laws making DST permanent. 

This is contingent on Congress giving them the green light. Hawaii and most of Arizona already skip the clock change altogether.

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