On March 15 of 2022, the U.S. Senate unexpectedly passed a bill called "The Sunshine Protection Act," which may make it seem like Daylight Saving Time is on the verge of being permanent. Not so fast. The bill was an interesting case study in American democracy. It was introduced on Ma...
Only until it starts again next March. House lawmakers couldn't decide in 2022 whether to keep daylight savings year-round or abandon it altogether and stick to standard time, according to a statement from Congressman Frank Pallone, the New Jersey Democrat who was then chair of the Energy and...
a bill called the "Sunshine Protection Act" passed the Senate but got stuck in the House of Representatives. Lawmakers could not agree on whether to keep standard time or permanent daylight saving time.
On a federal level, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and a bipartisan group of co-sponsors proposed theSunshine Protection Actto extend daylight time year-round. The bill passed the Senate unanimously in 2022 only to die in the House; the latest version and itsHouse counterparthave yet to get a...
Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act in 2022 to establish permanent daylight saving time, the AASM opposes the bill and is urging Congress to consider permanent standard time instead. “I’m glad that there is growing support to end seasonal time changes, and I hope that lawmakers will ...
passed the Energy Policy Act, which amended the Uniform Time Act of 1966. This turned our old, reliable Daylight Savings Time completely inside-out. The change goes into effect this year. From now on, instead of DST starting on the first Sunday in April, it starts on the second Sunday of...
The time shift began as a way to maximize sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere. But it has long been extremely controversial.
And the third fun fact? It's actually Daylight SAVING Time. Not SAVINGS. It's just like "money-saving coupons" or "life-saving treatment." And yet, oddly, we don't use a hyphen. (OK, maybe that factwasn'tsuper-fun.) Anyway, the idea behind Daylight Saving Time is to shift the ...
Back in April 2023, the Texas House of Representatives passed a bill to stay on Daylight Saving Time, which means we would stay on DST all the time, no more springing forward or falling back. Texas would join 19 other states. However, the bill has yet to move to stage 4 and that is...
Iran plan to abolish Summer Time (DST) in 2023. March 15, 2022, USA -"Sunshine Protection Act of 2021"SENATE BILL NO. 623, 117th CONGRESS, 2d Session The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed the Bill 623 that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent starting in 2023 (November 5, 2023...