Trump Urges Senate to Pass Permanent DST Bill After House Approval in July

3 articles · Updated · TIME · Aug 13

Trump renewed his push for year-round Daylight Saving Time, urging Republican senators to pass the Sunshine Protection Act after the House approved it last month.
The bill would end the twice-yearly clock change nationwide and keep later winter sunrises and sunsets in place, while still allowing states to opt out.
Senate action cannot begin until lawmakers return from recess on Sept. 14, and the measure faces an uncertain path to the 60 votes needed to clear a filibuster.
Sleep experts and some Republicans, including Tom Cotton and Steve Daines, oppose permanent DST, warning darker winter mornings could worsen sleep, safety and school-commute risks.
The debate revives a 2022 Senate approval that later stalled in the House and echoes the short-lived 1974 experiment with permanent Daylight Saving Time.