The country’s clock-changing practices were last altered in 2005. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The country’s clock-changing practices were last altered in 2005. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The bill is backed by scientific evidence showing morning light is better for students because of the body’s internal regulation, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

WASHINGTON - The House on Tuesday passed with broad bipartisan support legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide. The lower chamber voted 308-117 for the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, which would make daylight saving time the permanent standard time. Twenty-two Republicans and 95 Democrats voted against the measure. The legislation now heads to the Senate. President Trump has backed the legislation, arguing in a Truth Social post that the bill “is so important in that Hundreds of Millions of Dollars are spent every year by people, Cities, and States, being forced to change their Clocks.” The House measure was introduced by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) and has long been popular in Florida, where supporters say the extended evening daylight could boost tourism and outdoor recreation. “Floridians and Americans across the country are tired of the biannual time change, and the evidence is clear that permanent daylight saving time can improve public health, reduce traffic accidents, lower…

Yet another attempt to make daylight saving time the year-round standard in the U.S. is heading to the House floor.

The federal bill, supported by Trump, aims to permanently end time changes and establish daylight savings time as the national standard.

Congress is attempting again to make daylight saving time permanent but also giving states the chance to opt out.