House passes bill that would make daylight saving time permanent

BREAKING NEWSJul. 14, 2026, 9:19 PM UTCCongressCongressHouse passes bill that would make daylight saving time permanentThe legislation, which is backed by President Donald Trump, now heads to the Senate.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Congress has previously attempted to pass similar legislation.Artur Debat / Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleBy Raquel Coronell Uribe and Kyle StewartEfforts in Congress to make daylight saving time permanent sprang forward after the House passed legislation that would remove the need for Americans to adjust their clocks twice a year.Subscribe to read this story ad-freeGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.The legislation, known as The Sunshine Protection Act, passed 308-117. It would put the country on the time currently observed between March and November unless a state exempts itself before the act takes effect.The House vote comes after President Donald Trump publicly pushed for Congress to pass the legislation. He wrote in a May 21 Truth Social post that he was “going to work very hard to see The Sunshine Protection Act signed into Law.”“It’s time that people can stop worrying about the ‘Clock,’ 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!” Trump wrote.The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.A Senate version of the Sunshine Protection Act stalled last year after Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., objected to fast-tracking the bill’s passage via unanimous consent in October.Cotton said that the change to permanent daylight saving time could lead to overlooked negative consequences, pointing to parts of the country where the sun wouldn’t rise until 9 a.m. or later, and citing potentially dangerous, dark morning commutes and workers who would need to work early mornings without sun.Changing the clock twice a year is unpopular among Americans, according to a...