The United States Senate passed the “Sunshine Protection Act” by unanimous consent today. The bill would make Daylight Saving permanent and put an end to having to change your clocks twice a year. The bill will now need to pass through the House, before going to President Biden. According to the H.R.69 – Sunshine Protection Act of 2021, this bill makes daylight savings time the new, permanent standard time. States with areas exempt from daylight savings time may choose the standard time for those areas.
The bipartisan Sunshine Protection Act was introduced by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ed Markey (D-MA). Daylight Saving Time began in the U.S. in 1918 and was extended by four weeks in 2007. Daylight saving time began this year this past Sunday, March 13, and lasts until November, 6.
The US Senate passes bill to make #DaylightSavingTime permanent year-round.
The bipartisan legislation dubbed the “Sunshine Protection Act,” sponsored by Senator @marcorubio & co-sponsored by @SenWhitehouse and others pic.twitter.com/R1G2QRWACR
— Los Angeles Magazine (@LAmag) March 15, 2022
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