Permanent Daylight Saving Bill Advances to House Floor

President Donald Trump said he would ‘work very hard’ to have the Sunshine Protection Act signed into law.

The U.S. Capitol building on May 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The House Energy and Commerce Committee on May 21 advanced a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent year-round and put the current practice of changing clocks twice a year to an end.

The Sunshine Protection Act was passed in a 48–1 vote. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and was added as a provision to the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act.