Clocks will roll back to standard time on Nov. 5, giving us that extra hour of sleep despite a push by congressional leaders to make daylight saving time permanent.
In March, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) proposed (for the fourth time) the Sunshine Protection Act to permanently shift the U.S. into daylight saving time. Last year, the full Senate approved the measure only to see it die in the House.
This time, the bill has 14 co-sponsors on both sides of the aisle and has been referred to the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
But the bill hasn't seen the light of day since March, marking its likely death knell. (USA Today 09/18/23) When does daylight saving time end? (clarionledger.com)
It’s almost that time of year again. Clocks will roll back to standard time on Nov. 5, giving us that blessed extra hour of sleep despite a hearty push by congressional leaders to make daylight saving time permanent.
In March, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) proposed the Sunshine Protection Act to permanently shift the U.S. into daylight saving time. This is the fourth time Rubio has introduced such legislation, with the bill passing the full Senate last year only to die in the House.
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This time, the bill has 14 co-sponsors on both sides of the political aisle and has been referred to the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. But the bill has not seen motion since March, marking its likely death, much like our long summer evenings.
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