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House passes bill to end time change, but critics in the Senate appear intent to sunset the efforts

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The Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time permanent.

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  1. House passes bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent

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    House passes bill to end time change, but critics in the Senate appear intent to sunset the efforts

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  1. KESQ Palm Springs

    Daylight Saving Time could be year-round if new bill passes (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — The US House will vote Tuesday on 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.

  2. KVIA El Paso

    House passes bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — 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.

  3. Tyler Morning Telegraph

    U.S. House to vote on daylight saving time bill (opens Tyler Morning Telegraph)

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    The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this week on legislation that would adopt daylight saving time year-round. The bill, the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, was proposed […]

  4. The Center Square

    U.S. House votes to make daylight savings time permanent (opens The Center Square)

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    (The Center Square) – U.S. House lawmakers voted 308 - 117 to pass a bill Tuesday making daylight savings time year-round, sending the legislation to the Senate.

  5. Fox News

    House passes daylight saving time reform as Trump signals support for ending clock change (opens Fox News)

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    The Sunshine Protection Act passed the House with bipartisan support, but Senate skepticism and debates over circadian rhythm and road safety loom ahead.

  6. NBC News

    House passes Trump-backed bill that would make daylight saving time permanent (opens NBC News)

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    The legislation, known as the Sunshine Protection Act and backed by President Donald Trump, now heads to the Senate for consideration.

  7. Washington Examiner

    House approves permanent daylight saving time (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The House passed legislation Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent, a measure that could end the yearly time change of “springing forward” and “falling back.” Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) has introduced the Sunshine Protection Act every Congress since 2018 before it passed the House by a margi…

  8. Washington Times

    House passes bill to lock the clock on daylight saving time (opens Washington Times)

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    A bill to make daylight saving time permanent and end Americans' biannual clock reset has passed the House for the first time in its history, setting up a fresh test in a Senate that blocked similar legislation just last fall.

  9. Wfmy News 2

    The House passed a bill to make daylight saving time permanent. Here's what happens next (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    The change would rid Americans across most states of the pesky biannual time change every spring and fall, keeping later sunsets year-round.

  10. Central Illinois Proud

    House passes bill to 'ditch the switch' and make daylight saving time permanent (opens Central Illinois Proud)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — There will be no turning back the clock if the House has its way. The House passed a bill Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent. Proponents, including the White House, argued the change would provide more daylight during the times that Americans are most active.

  11. Foxla

    House passes Daylight Saving Time bill: What it means for California (opens Foxla)

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    The U.S. House has passed the Sunshine Protection Act, which would allow states to enact Daylight Saving Time year-round — with an option to opt out. The legislation now heads to the Senate, which will need to approve it for it to become law.

  12. KYMA Yuma

    House passes bill to make daylight savings time permanent (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    The legislation, known as the Sunshine Protection Act, passed with wide bipartisan support by a vote of 308-117.

  13. KYMA Yuma

    Houses passes bill to make daylight savings time permanent (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    The legislation, known as the Sunshine Protection Act, passed with wide bipartisan support by a vote of 308-117.

  14. Arizona Mirror

    US House passes bipartisan bill to make daylight saving time permanent (opens Arizona Mirror)

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    WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide in a bipartisan move that pushes the country one step closer to ending the long-contested ritual of semiannual clock changes. The House passed the measure, called the Sunshine Protection Act, 308-117.

  15. Tampa Free Press

    Ditch The Switch: House Votes To Lock The Clock And Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent (opens Tampa Free Press)

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    The U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation earlier today to officially end the biannual tradition of changing the clocks. Known as the Sunshine Protection Act (H.R. 139), the bill would establish permanent Daylight Saving Time across the country.

  16. The Brunswick News

    U.S. House passes bill that will make daylight saving time year-round (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday evening that would have the country adopt daylight saving time year-round. The bill, the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, passed 308-117 and will move to the Senate for consideration. It was…

  17. Gizmodo

    The House Just Passed Another Permanent Daylight Saving Time Bill (opens Gizmodo)

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    Last time this happened the Senate passed it. It never became law.

  18. American Greatness

    House Passes Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent, Ending Biannual Clock Changes (opens American Greatness)

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    The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday that would end the twice-a-year ritual of changing clocks by locking the country into daylight saving time […] Source

  19. The Jewish Voice

    House Passes Legislation to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent (opens The Jewish Voice)

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    (Epoch Times) The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation that would end the biannual daylight saving time clock changes in the United States permanently. For Americans, that will mean an end to losing an hour of sleep once a year, and would allow clocks to remain permanently on dayli…

  20. ABC News

    House passes bipartisan bill to make daylight saving time permanent (opens ABC News)

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    The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bipartisan bill to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide by a vote of 308-117.

  21. The Western Journal

    House Votes to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent, Trump to Sign if Bill Clears Senate (opens The Western Journal)

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    The House passed legislation to make Daylight Saving Time permanent, but the bill faces an uncertain future in the Senate. The mood of the chamber was captured by Rep. Scott […]

  22. MyStateline

    House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide (opens MyStateline)

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    MyStateline's feed description

    The U.S. House passed the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, a measure that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide.

  23. Fast Company

    ‘Sunshine Protection Act’ passes in the House as Congress revisits daylight saving time (opens Fast Company)

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    There will be no turning back the clock if the House has its way. The House passed a bill Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent. Proponents, including the White House, argued the change would provide more daylight during the times that Americans are most active.

  24. CBS News

    Will daylight saving time become permanent after House passes bill? (opens CBS News)

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    Lawmakers are one step closer to making daylight saving time permanent​ after the House passed a bill with overwhelming support.

  25. KION Central Coast

    The House voted to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. Here’s what’s next (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By Ellis Kim, Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — The US House on Tuesday voted in strong bipartisan fashion to enact year-round Daylight Saving Time across the country. But the measure’s fate in the Senate remains far from certain.

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