Daylight Savings: Making it Permanent
The Senate must act next: Senate consideration, where most legislation needs 60 votes to advance.
308–117
While the idea is popular with the public, similar bills have failed in the past because lawmakers cannot agree on whether to keep permanent daylight or permanent standard time.
Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
With permanent daylight saving time, winter sunrise would come later, in some northern and western parts of time zones potentially after 8 or 8:30 a.m. Kids walking or waiting for buses in the dark would face this every winter morning, not just for a few weeks as happens now.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 308 - 117 (Roll no. 238). (consideration: CR H4445-4446)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 308 - 117 (Roll no. 238).
The House of Representatives voted to approve this bill. It now goes to the Senate.
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On Passage
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
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