US House votes to make daylight saving time permanent, passing bill to ‘ditch the switch’

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US House votes to make daylight saving time permanent, passing bill to ‘ditch the switch’ (8 sources).

A bid to end the biannual practice of changing clocks and make daylight saving time permanent moved one step closer to becoming law on Tuesday.
The House voted 308-117 to pass the bill, known as The Sunshine Protection Act, a day after it cleared a key hurdle in the House Rules Committee.
The measure, which has bipartisan support and the backing of President Donald Trump, would allow states to make daylight saving time permanent, with the option to opt out.
The legislation aims to permanently end the twice-annual changing of clocks and establish daylight saving time as the national standard.
There will be no turning back the clock if the US House has its way.
The House passed a bill on Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent.

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