WASHINGTON, D.C. — (BrooklandNews.com) — Jul. 14, 2026 — The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to pass the Sunshine Protection Act, a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide and do away with the twice-a-year practice of setting clocks forward and back.
The bill, H.R. 139, passed 308-117 with bipartisan support and now heads to the Senate, where a companion bill is already waiting.
Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL), who has introduced the bill in every Congress since 2018, sponsored the legislation. Ahead of the vote, Buchanan said, “Americans across the country are tired of the biannual clock change,” and argued the change could improve public health, reduce traffic accidents, lower crime and encourage more outdoor activity.
Under the bill, states would stop setting clocks back an hour each November. States would still have the option to opt out of daylight saving time altogether in favor of permanent standard time. Arizona and Hawaii already don’t observe daylight saving time.
The companion bill in the Senate was introduced by Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), who has said, “now is the time for Congress to pass my Sunshine Protection Act.” President Donald Trump has said in the past that he supports ending the twice-yearly change, though the bill would still need Senate approval and the president’s signature before becoming law.
If it’s signed into law, the biggest difference would be felt in the winter months, when the sun currently sets earlier under standard time.
Neither chamber has set a timeline for when the Senate might take up the bill.