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House Passes Bill to Let States Keep Daylight Saving Time Year-Round
The House advanced the Sunshine Protection Act on a 308-117 vote. The measure would allow states to observe daylight saving time permanently and end twice-yearly clock changes. The bill now moves to the Senate.
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The House on Tuesday passed the Sunshine Protection Act on a 308-117 bipartisan vote. The legislation would permit states to remain on daylight saving time throughout the year and eliminate the spring and fall clock changes. Airlines for America, a trade group representing major U.S. carriers, warned that any change to daylight saving time practices would affect scheduling across domestic and international networks.
The group stated that changes would require an extended implementation period to address passenger disruption, crew and aircraft positioning, and connectivity issues.
Most states currently move clocks forward one hour in March and back one hour in November. Arizona and Hawaii do not observe daylight saving time, and 20 states have passed laws to stay on daylight saving time if Congress grants approval.
An AP-NORC survey released in December found that 12 percent of respondents supported the current twice-yearly clock changes. Fifty-six percent said they would prefer permanent daylight saving time, while about 40 percent favored permanent standard time. The Senate has not yet taken up the measure. The White House has urged lawmakers to support the legislation.
