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Americans just turned their clocks back again for Daylight Saving — and Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., says it’s time to make it the last time.
“It’s clear that Americans want to do away with changing their clocks twice a year, and my bill will end this outdated practice,” Buchanan said.
Buchanan and Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., have reintroduced legislation that would stop the clock-setting once and for all.
“Just recently, I’ve had very promising conversations with House leadership, Energy and Commerce committee members and administration officials about holding hearings and acting on my bill this Congress,” Buchanan said.
Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., attends the House Ways and Means Committee markup of the reconciliation directive of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 in the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, May 13, 2025. (Bill Clark/Getty Images)
This year, as voters across the country adjusted their clocks on Sunday, Congress remains deadlocked over a 35-day shutdown that has absorbed focus on Capitol Hill. That hasn’t stopped several lawmakers from calling the change a no-brainer.
The 2025 Sunshine Protection Act would make Daylight Saving the new standard time for the country. The bill has 18 bipartisan cosponsors in the Senate and carries 29 cosponsors in the House of Representatives.
The country first adopted Daylight Saving back in 1918 during World War I in order to extend the workday, allowing workers to make more use of the sun instead of burning through fuel to light their progress at night. At the time, the idea carried a sense of patriotism — a small way Americans could shore up resources and contribute to the war effort.
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Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., believes the time shift today causes more headaches than it’s worth.
“Extensive research has shown that the biannual clock…
