House Passes Bill to Make Daylight Savings Time Permanent
The U.S. House passed a bill on Tuesday that would make daylight savings time permanent, effectively ending the biannual clock changes.
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Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent Heading to Full House Vote
The move to make daylight saving time permanent is heading to the U.S. House of Representatives for a full chamber vote.
House to Vote on Permanent Daylight Saving Time Bill, Already Facing Opposition in Senate
Congress is attempting again to make daylight saving time permanent but also giving states the chance to opt out.
Trump Calls to Make Daylight Saving Time ‘Permanent’
President Donald Trump called to make daylight saving time permanent in the United States as the Energy and Commerce Committee vote on the Sunshine Protection Act.
President Trump Urges Permanent Daylight Saving Time
President Donald Trump weighed in Friday on the issue of Daylight Saving Time, urging legislators to take action..
Watch Live: Hearing on Ending Daylight Saving Time
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation holds a hearing on ending daylight saving time on Thursday, April 10.
Trump Vows GOP Will ‘Use Its Best Efforts to Eliminate Daylight Saving Time’
President-elect Donald Trump vowed that the Republican Party would “use its best efforts” to get rid of Daylight Saving Time.
Study: Crime Rises in American Communities When Daylight Saving Time Ends
Criminal activity increases once daylight saving time ends and after clocks are turned back for the fall in homes across America, a Vivint study finds.
CNN Connects Daylight Savings Time to ‘Structural Racism’
CNN on Friday connected Daylight Savings Time to sleep problems among communities of color.
Lawmakers Push to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent: Changing the Clock Is ‘Outdated’
Lawmakers are pushing to make Daylight Savings Time (DST) permanent across the U.S., deeming the routine clock change “outdated” and “unnecessary.”
Senate Passes Bill to Make Daylight Savings Time Permanent; Failed in 1970s
The Senate passed a bill Tuesday by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) that would make Daylight Savings Time (DST) permanent across the nation, though a similar policy failed in the 1970s when it was mandated by embattled President Richard M. Nixon.
Bipartisan Group of Senators Push for Permanent Daylight Saving Time
Sixteen states are already in the process of making Daylight Saving Time permanent, but a federal statute is needed to complete the process.
Donald Trump Endorses Permanent Daylight Savings Time
“Making Daylight Saving Time permanent is O.K. with me!” Trump wrote shortly on Twitter.
California Voters May Decide to End Daylight Savings Time in November
As of last week, both houses of the California legislature have now passed a bill that would allow voters to end Daylight Savings Time by referendum this November.
Nixon’s Daylight Savings Time Still Controversial After 44 Years
At 2:00 AM on March 11, Americans complied for the 44th year with President Richard Milhouse Nixon’s still controversial “Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act.”
State Senate in California Likes Daylight Savings Time After All
On Tuesday, California’s State Senate fell four votes short of the 21 votes necessary to approve a bill that sought to eliminate Daylight Savings Time.
California Moves Closer to Dumping Daylight Savings Time
Despite warnings from law enforcement that criminals hate daylight savings time (DST) because they are more likely to be seen by witnesses and police, Assembly Bill 385 cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee and is headed for confirmation, to be placed on the state ballot in 2018.
Nixon’s Daylight Saving Time Still Controversial After 43 Years
The United States, at 2:00 AM on March 13, lost one hour to comply with President Richard M. Nixon’s still controversial “Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act of 1973.”
Texas Bill: ‘Spring Forward’ may ‘Fall Back’ for the Last Time in 2015
A bill that would have Texas opt out of Daylight Savings Time (DST) will have a hearing in the Government Transparency and Operation Committee on Wednesday. If the bill is enacted into law, it will take effect on September 1, 2015 unless it receives a two-thirds majority. If this happens the law would take effect immediately upon being signed by Governor Greg Abbott.