Two new Congressional bills work to expand daylight saving time.
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Two bills introduced in Congress this month hope to make daylight saving time, which will deprive Americans of an hour of sleep this Sunday, permanent for the country or for states who opt in.Key Facts
Clocks will move forward one hour this Sunday at 2 a.m., transitioning from standard time, which begins in November, to daylight saving time, which is associated with later sunsets.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) introduced a Senate bill on March 1 that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide and eliminate the November time change.
Rubio introduced a similar bill, dubbed the Sunshine Protection Act, in 2021 that passed in the Senate last March before dying in the House in December.
A House bill introduced by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Al.) on March 8 would allow states to switch to permanent daylight saving time without congressional approval, which the Uniform Time Act requires.
