BREAKING NEWS: Senate PASSES Permanent Daylight Savings Time Bill Means America Will Never Have to Change Clocks Again If Passed by House of Representatives
- Sunshine Protection Act to Make Daylight Savings Time Permanent in 2023
- The Bill was led by Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse and Republican Marco Rubio.
- “It’s time to brighten up the coldest months with an extra hour of afternoon sun,” Whitehouse tweeted.
- This measure still needs the approval of the House of Representatives and the support of President Joe Biden.
The Senate passed a bill to permanently switch to daylight saving time from November 2023, and it will now be put to a vote in the House of Representatives.
The new law, called the Sun Protection Act, means Americans no longer have to change their watches twice a year.
The bill was led by Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse and fellow Republican Marco Rubio.
“It’s time for Congress to pass our bipartisan bill to make DST permanent and brighten up the coldest months with an extra hour of afternoon sun,” Whitehouse tweeted.
This measure still needs the approval of the House of Representatives and the support of President Joe Biden.
The Senate passed a bill to permanently switch to daylight saving time on November 23, and it will now be put to a vote in the House of Representatives. The bill was led by Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse and fellow Republican Marco Rubio (above).
On Sunday, most of the United States resumed daylight saving time, moving forward one hour. The United States will return to Standard Time in November 2022.
Rubio said after suggestions from airlines and broadcasters that supporters agreed the change would not happen until November 2023.
Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and most of Arizona do not observe daylight saving time.
In November 2021, an Associated Press-NORC Public Affairs Research Center survey found that only 25 percent of Americans say they prefer to switch between standard and daylight saving time, when the sun rises and sets an hour late in the summer. than standard time.
Forty-three percent of Americans say they would like standard time to be used throughout the year.
Thirty-two percent say they would prefer DST to be used throughout the year.
More to follow