President Donald Trump urged the Senate on Saturday to pass legislation ending the twice-yearly clock change, renewing his push to keep the nation on a single time standard year-round.
House Already Cleared the Bill
The measure passed the House last month by a 308-117 vote and would make daylight saving time the universal standard nationwide.
“The Senate must vote on the NO MORE CHANGING THE CLOCKS ACT as soon as possible,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “More sun later in the day is better (including for fighting crime!), but, even more importantly, NO MORE RIDICULOUSLY CHANGING CLOCKS AND WATCHES TWICE YEARLY, with all of the disruption and chaos it causes. FINALLY, GET IT DONE!!!”
In an earlier post, Trump has called on Senate Republicans to “PASS THE SUNSHINE PROTECTION ACT, ASAP.” The bill passed the House last month by a 308-117 vote and would make daylight saving time the standard nationwide.
However, it is unclear whether Trump’s reference to the “NO MORE CHANGING THE CLOCKS ACT” is about the same bill or a different measure. That name has not appeared in previous reports about the legislation.
Supporters argue an extra hour of evening sunlight could lift retail, tourism and restaurant spending, though prior Senate hearings on the bill have not produced consensus.
The push echoes the 2022 Sunshine Protection Act, which the Senate passed unanimously but the House never brought to a vote.
No timeline has been set for when the Senate will vote.
A 2024 study by Virginia-based Chmura estimated the clock change costs the U.S. economy $672 million annually, driven by sleep disruption, traffic accidents and workplace injuries. The firm attributed $375 million of that to heart attack-related medical costs and $252 million to strokes triggered by the time shift.
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