No Consensus in Senate on Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent

The bill would set Daylight Saving Time as the permanent standard nationwide, but states could choose to opt out.

The U.S. Capitol building during the government shutdown on Oct. 22, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Senate failed to reach a consensus on Oct. 28 to advance a bill that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, once again stalling the bipartisan effort to end the practice of resetting clocks twice a year.

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), the lead sponsor of the “Sunshine Protection Act,“ took to the Senate floor to make the case for quick passage. Nearly two dozen states, he said, are ready to join Florida in choosing to ”lock the clock” should his bill become the law of the land.