US House Votes to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent across the country, clearing a key step for the measure as it moves to the Senate.

House passes Sunshine Protection Act

In a vote of 308-117, the lower chamber approved the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025. If enacted, the bill would establish daylight saving time as the permanent standard time nationwide.

The legislation now goes to the Senate for further consideration.

Trump backs measure backed by Florida lawmakers

President Donald Trump said he supports the bill, posting on Truth Social that the change would help avoid the costs and disruption associated with switching clocks twice each year.

He argued that “Hundreds of Millions of Dollars are spent every year” by people, cities and states because they are “forced to change their Clocks,” and said he wants the measure signed into law.

The House bill was introduced by Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida and has been popular in the state. Supporters in Florida have said extending evening daylight could boost tourism and outdoor recreation.

Buchanan previously said Floridians and Americans are “tired of the biannual time change,” adding that he believes permanent daylight saving time can improve public health, reduce traffic accidents, lower crime and encourage more outdoor activity. He also described ending the clock change as a “commonsense reform” that would improve daily life for millions of Americans.

The top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. of New Jersey, has also backed the bill.

Senate consideration after 2022 push

The Senate unanimously approved a similar measure in 2022, but it stalled in the House. While this time around the House has advanced the new text, the legislation could still face resistance in the upper chamber.

Sen. Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas, has warned that making daylight saving time permanent would “push winter sunrises to an absurdly late hour.” Cotton said the change could force children to walk to school in the dark, or that schools would need to move start times later.

As the process moves forward, lawmakers will consider whether any of those concerns could affect the bill’s prospects in the Senate.

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15 July 2026