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US House to vote on bill to make daylight saving time permanent
The Sunshine Protection Act passed committee 48-1 and would let states opt out while supporters say it could reduce crashes and sleep disruptions.
- Next week, the House is set to vote on the Sunshine Protection Act, a bill to make daylight saving time permanent across the United States.
- Representative Vern Buchanan, a Florida Republican, introduced the bill again this year after the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 48–1 in favor during May.
- Supporters say permanent daylight saving time improves safety and spurs winter economic activity, while Senator Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican, warns it would force children to attend school in darkness.
- If passed, the proposal allows states to opt out of permanent daylight saving time, though Senate consideration remains necessary and the measure faces significant legislative hurdles.
- During World War Two and in 1974, the United States enacted year-round daylight saving time, but Congress repealed the measure after it proved deeply unpopular.
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House to vote on bill to make daylight saving time permanent
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote next week on a bill to make daylight saving time permanent, according to a notice posted on Thursday. The post House to vote on bill to make daylight saving time permanent appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
According to the agenda released by the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday (July 9), a formal vote on the bill to "permanently implement daylight saving time" will be held next week, which is expected to solve a problem that has plagued Americans for a century.
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