Members of Congress just took a big step toward ending the twice-a-year clock switch. The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, a bill that would lock in daylight saving time nationwide with a 308-117 vote. The measure drew broad bipartisan support but notable resistance, including from 22 Republicans and 95 Democrats, the Hill reports. It now moves to the Senate. President Trump has publicly cheered on the legislation, saying it would be "a very nice WIN for the Republican Party."
- "Its time that people can stop worrying about the 'Clock,' not to mention all of the work and money that is spent on this ridiculous, twice yearly production," Trump said in a Truth Social post in May after the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the legislation.
The House measure's sponsor, GOP Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida, says permanent daylight saving time, which would extend evening daylight, could boost tourism, improve health, cut traffic crashes, lower crime, and get people outside more. Another House Republican, Rep. Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee, presided over Tuesday's vote and played the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun" on his phone during the final count, the BBC reports.
- Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts said he supported the measure, but questioned whether it was the best use of lawmakers' time, the AP reports. "For folks getting crushed by rent, groceries, utility bills, and healthcare costs, is this really the best the majority can do?" he said. "Is this really the most pressing issue before the American people at this moment?"
A similar plan sailed through the Senate unanimously in 2022 but then died in the House; this time, the upper chamber may be tougher. Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas is among those objecting, warning that in winter "kids would either walk to school in the pitch black or schools would have to push back start times."
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