Could clock changes finally end? US House to vote on Daylight Saving Time

Mary Ella Hastings, Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Jul 13, 2026

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The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this week on legislation that would adopt Daylight Saving Time year-round.

The bill, the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, was proposed by Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla, in January 2025.

Another version of this bill passed the Senate in 2022 but stalled in House.

In 2025, the Texas state Legislature voted to make Daylight Saving Time permanent if Congress voted to allow it.

Texas is one of 19 states that have adopted legislation to make Daylight Saving Time permanent if Congress allows.

Another recent bill proposed by Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., and Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., is called the Sunshine For Our Kids Protection Act of 2026 and calls for the adoption of permanent Standard Time “except in states that elect to observe Daylight Saving time and for other purposes.”

The bill is backed by scientific evidence showing morning light is better for students because of the body’s internal regulation, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

“Permanent Standard Time is the healthier choice for all Americans,” said AASM President Dr. Fariha Abbasi-Feinberg, a board-certified sleep medicine physician in Fort Myers, Florida, in a statement. “We are grateful to Representatives Scanlon and Harrigan for championing legislation that puts health and safety first and helps ensure that mornings are better aligned with natural light and human circadian rhythms.”

Daylight Saving Time begins on March 8 and moves the clock forward one hour, creating longer evenings and darker mornings.

On Nov. 1 Daylight Saving Time will end, and the clock will be turned back an hour to observe Standard Time, when the mornings are lighter and the evenings are shorter.

Arizona and Hawaii are the only states that observe year-round Standard Time.

According to The Hill, President Donald Trump announced his support of the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, saying it would be a “win for the Republican Party.”

Fort Worth area representatives Craig Goldman, Marc Veasey, Beth Van Duyne and Roger Williams did not respond for immediate comment on the matter.

The Committee on Rules discussed the Sunshine Protection Act on Monday, July 13, and moved it up to the House floor for voting.

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