U.S. House Passes Bill for Permanent Daylight Saving Time, Sending It to Senate

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act on Tuesday, voting 308-117 to establish daylight saving time as the permanent standard time across the country. The measure would eliminate the twice-yearly clock adjustments practiced in most states.

The bill received support from 95 Democrats and faced opposition from 22 Republicans. It allows states to opt out if they act before the federal law takes effect. Nineteen states have already enacted laws permitting year-round daylight saving time once Congress authorizes the change.

President Trump posted on Truth Social that the legislation addresses the hundreds of millions of dollars spent annually on changing clocks and said he would work to see the bill signed into law. Rep. Vern Buchanan stated that permanent daylight saving time can improve public health, reduce traffic accidents, lower crime, and encourage more outdoor activity.

An AP-NORC poll from December 2025 found that 12 percent of Americans favor the current system of changing clocks twice a year, while nearly half opposed it and 40 percent had no opinion. More Americans support daylight saving time year-round than standard time year-round by a 14-point margin. Arizona and Hawaii do not observe daylight saving time, along with several U.S.

Territories. After the vote, Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee, the speaker pro tempore, played The Beatles’ “Here Comes The Sun” in the chamber. In New York City the latest sunrise on Jan. 4 would shift from 7:20 a.m.

To 8:20 a.m. ET under permanent daylight saving time, while the earliest sunset on Dec. 7 would move from 4:28 p.m. to 5:28 p.m. ET. The legislation now advances to the Senate.