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The US House voted Tuesday to pass a measure to enact year-round Daylight Saving Time across the country, springing Congress forward into an issue that has long stumped lawmakers and spurred impassioned pleas by parents, farmers and others with sharply divergent views.<\/p>\n

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It will now will head to the Senate for approval before going to the president for his signature \u2014 though its chances in the upper chamber remain unclear. Proponents argue it would spare Americans from having to change their clocks, disrupting young children\u2019s sleep schedules and arguably causing more seasonal depression. But detractors say it could have economic consequences, particularly for farmers who would have to wrestle with later sunrises. The House vote was 308 to 117.<\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump has long decried the semiannual ritual of Americans changing their clocks, though his position on whether the country should default to standard or saving time has evolved.<\/p>\n

He cheered Tuesday\u2019s bill, the Sunshine Protection Act, when it advanced out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee in May. \u201cHundreds of Millions of Dollars are spent every year by people, Cities, and States, being forced to change their Clocks,\u201d he said in a Truth Social post.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time that people can stop worrying about the \u2018Clock,\u2019 not to mention all of the work and money that is spent on this ridiculous, twice-yearly production. It will also be a very nice WIN for the Republican Party. Take it!\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n

Many states are ready to embrace the shift. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 19 states have enacted legislation to switch to year-round Daylight Saving Time if Congress allows it. But the bill also allows states to opt out if they act before it takes effect, which could affect residents in Hawaii, much of Arizona, and various US territories who observe standard time.<\/p>\n

Like Trump, congressional lawmakers have long taken an interest in passing laws to \u201cditch the switch\u201d and make Daylight Saving Time permanent. The issue has generated zealous lobbying and strong advocacy from interest groups including the golf industry, filmmakers, farmers and educators. Support and opposition do not fall on clean party lines.<\/p>\n

Proponents of Tuesday\u2019s measure argue dropping the clock change would come with a raft of benefits, including sparing Americans from losing an hour of sleep in the spring and other inconveniences. They argue more work hours in sunlight means less seasonal depression, more recreational and economic activity, and less crime in the evenings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of science on this, and really the question is, why do we still change our clocks? That\u2019s a question many of us ask every time we have to do it, and it\u2019s getting harder and harder to justify,\u201d Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone said at a House committee hearing Monday.<\/p>\n

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But detractors of the change make the same arguments \u2014 pointing to economic benefits and the health of Americans. Lawmakers hailing from agricultural districts warn farmers could be devastated by long winter mornings that see the sun rise later, especially in districts where some won\u2019t see sunlight until after 9 a.m. And some advocates argue it could endanger the lives of students who would commute to school in the dark.<\/p>\n

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And there are some lawmakers who may favor abandoning the clock change but say adopting permanent standard time makes more sense than year-round Daylight Saving Time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we\u2019re going to make a permanent change that affects every American, we should follow the science and prioritize Americans\u2019 health, particularly that of the children,\u201d Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon said, speaking in favor of switching to permanent standard time at a committee hearing Monday.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers\u2019 mixed feelings about the issue largely mirror those of the American public. Polling has showed Americans don\u2019t like changing their clocks but can\u2019t agree on a solution.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a little undecided as to where I go on this bill, but we\u2019ve heard loud and clear that people don\u2019t want to change the clocks,\u201d Republican Rep. Nick Langworthy, who represents parts of Buffalo, New York, said at Monday\u2019s committee hearing,<\/p>\n

Congress has previously tried to move to permanent Daylight Saving Time, adopting a measure in 1974 as the US was experiencing an energy crisis. But lawmakers quickly reversed course amid deep unpopularity \u2014 a fact that opponents of Tuesday\u2019s bill regularly reference.<\/p>\n

The episode hasn\u2019t deterred lawmakers from toying with the idea again.<\/p>\n

In 2022, the Senate passed a version of a daylight saving time bill, but it did not get a floor vote in the House. A bipartisan group of senators in 2025 sought unanimous consent to pass a similar measure, but were thwarted by Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas.<\/p>\n

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