New Bipartisan Bill Would Eliminate Daylight Saving Time

An issue at the heart of endless complaints twice per year could soon be resolved.

Lawmakers are considering a new, bipartisan piece of legislation that would make standard time permanent in almost all cases nationwide, thus eliminating spring and autumn clock changes.

As The Hill reported:

The House could vote on its version of the Sunshine Protection Act this week in a move that could end the twice-a-year changing of the clocks. The U.S. has long had a back-and-forth relationship with daylight saving time, with each attempt at making it permanent being rolled back a short time later.

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But a bill introduced in the House last week could take a largely different approach. The bipartisan “Sunshine for Our Kids Act of 2026” was introduced by Reps. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Penn.) and Pat Harrigan (R-NC). It calls for permanent standard time — the time we observe from November through March — in the U.S., with some exceptions.

While health experts agree that standard time is better for our health, most efforts in Congress and throughout the U.S. have focused on making daylight saving time permanent. Nearly 20 states have passed legislation to observe daylight saving time year-round, should Congress approve it. Only Hawaii and parts of Arizona observe standard time year-round.

President Donald Trump supports legislation making Daylight Saving Time permanent, and the debate between the two proposed solutions has sparked some social media discussion:

Tell Congress NO! Permanent Daylight Saving Time means 9am winter sunrise. Replace it with the newer bill for permanent Standard Time. https://t.co/Ubw9pUSa0H

— Save Standard Time (@SaveStandard) July 14, 2026

I’d rather change clocks twice a year (as dumb as that is), than permanently be set on a time zone contrary to nature.

Standard Time All The Time

— Eric Sammons (@EricRSammons) July 13, 2026

What do you think, should we make Daylight Saving Time permanent year-round, or Standard Time?

This map shows what winter sunrise would look like in your area if DST is observed year-round.

The Sunshine Protection Act would make Daylight Saving Time permanent with states able… pic.twitter.com/QFhL77STN7

— 🇺🇸 Pecan 🇺🇸 (@PecanC8) July 14, 2026

Here’s more on the Trump-backed bill, per Fox News:

Proponents argue that resetting clocks has negative health impacts, while permanent Daylight Saving Time would boost outdoor recreation, tourism and economic activity, among other benefits.

Most Americans already set their clocks forward one hour each spring to preserve more evening daylight before “falling back” one hour in November.

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“Americans are overwhelmingly supportive of this policy and want to end the practice of ‘springing forward’ and ‘falling back.’ Locking the clock all year long would have positive impacts on sleep schedules, energy conservation, motor vehicle safety, and our economy,” Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., said in an opening statement Monday.

“In practice, this change would mean more time for people to exercise outside, visit family, attend concerts and sporting events, attract customers to their retail businesses, and more.”

“Floridians and Americans across the country are tired of the biannual time change, and the evidence is clear that permanent daylight saving time can improve public health,reduce traffic accidents, lower crime and encourage more outdoor activity,” Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., who authored the measure, previously said in a May news release.

And here’s some congressional debate on the Sunshine Protection Act: