WASHINGTON—Lawmakers are once again attempting to make Daylight Saving Time permanent.
President Donald Trump is leading the effort to end the practice of switching clocks twice a year.
“The Sunshine Protection Act, introduced by Florida Congressman Vern Buchanan, was included as a provision within an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (AINS) to the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act, which was marked up and sent to the House floor by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday.
“Ending the clock change is a commonsense reform that will improve everyday life for millions of Americans. I want to thank Chairman Guthrie and Subcommittee Chairman Bilirakis for advancing my longstanding legislative priority today and look forward to it becoming law.”wrote Buchanan in a press release.
The Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide.
The legislation has 32 bipartisan cosponsors in the House, and Senate companion legislation (S. 29) introduced by Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has 18 bipartisan cosponsors.