{"id":90816,"date":"2026-07-15T13:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/trump-scores-clock-war-victory-as-house-votes-to-kill-twice-yearly-time-change-but-one-hurdle-could-ruin-it-all\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T13:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:58:00","slug":"trump-scores-clock-war-victory-as-house-votes-to-kill-twice-yearly-time-change-but-one-hurdle-could-ruin-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/trump-scores-clock-war-victory-as-house-votes-to-kill-twice-yearly-time-change-but-one-hurdle-could-ruin-it-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump scores clock war victory as House votes to KILL twice-yearly time change&#8230; but one hurdle could ruin it all"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<ul>\n<li class><strong><a class rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.news.dailymail.co.uk\/join\/dc-insider-sign-up?utm_source=dailymail.co.uk&#038;utm_medium=organic_editorial&#038;utm_campaign=conversion_newsletter&#038;utm_term=dcinsider_bullets&#038;utm_budgetpot=organic\">Sign up HERE for DC Insider<\/a>&#8211; your free guide to what&#8217;s rocking Washington<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>See more Daily Mail on Google &#8211; <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dailymail.com\">save us as a Preferred Source<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/profile-3921\/victoria-churchill.html\">VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><span> <span>Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-07-15T00:29:08+0100\"> 19:29 EDT, 14 July 2026 <\/time> <\/span> | <span> <span>Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-07-15T17:58:58+0100\"> 12:58 EDT, 15 July 2026 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>House Republicans have approved a measure pressed by President <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/donald_trump\/index.html\" id=\"mol-46c1b740-7fd8-11f1-871f-f1a543091261\" class>Donald Trump<\/a> to make daylight saving time permanent.<\/p>\n<p>The Bipartisan Sunshine Protection Act passed with a vote of 308-117 on Tuesday afternoon, but still needs to clear the <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/us-senate\/index.html\" id=\"mol-46d2a730-7fd8-11f1-871f-f1a543091261\" class>Senate<\/a>, where it faces an uncertain fate.<\/p>\n<p>The House bill was backed by 193 Republicans, 114 Democrats and one independent.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly called for ending the clock changes, writing in a May Truth Social post, &#8216;We are going with the far more popular alternative, Saving Daylight, which gives you a longer, brighter Day &#8211; And who can be against that &#8211; This is an easy one!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Localities that already observe permanent standard time and do not adjust their clocks  such as <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/arizona\/index.html\" id=\"mol-ab6362b0-7fed-11f1-b35f-73044861c925\">Arizona<\/a>  would not be affected by the change.<\/p>\n<p>The effort to make daylight saving time permanent has received pushback from health experts and some lawmakers representing Midwestern states who have deep connections to agricultural communities.<\/p>\n<p>However, lawmakers representing Southern and coastal states have argued that permanent daylight saving time would give Americans more daylight for evening activities during the winter.<\/p>\n<p>Golf course owners are one group who have backed the measure, saying the extra evening sunlight would boost business, which may partially explain Trump&#8217;s passion for the issue.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for ending the biannual clock changes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Sunshine Protection Act, which would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, was passed by the House of Representatives 308-117 on Tuesday. It must now go through the Senate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-channel=\"news\" data-mol-fe-xpmodule-join-debate=\"{\"env\":{\"brand\":\"dailymail\",\"channel\":\"news\",\"geo\":\"us\",\"platform\":\"mol.web.desktop\",\"url\":\"\/news\/article-15977911\/Trump-clock-victory-House-votes-daylight-savings.html?ns_mchannel=rss&#038;ns_campaign=1490&#038;ito=1490\",\"environment\":\"production\",\"name\":\"mol-fe-xpmodule-join-debate-default@1\",\"version\":\"1.3.3\",\"xForwardedHost\":\"www.dailymail.com\",\"zkConfig\":{\"bundle-versions\":{\"default\":{\"bv\":\"18.5.1\",\"vbv\":\"7.18.0\",\"fesbv\":\"16.12.0\",\"feabv\":\"11.89.0\",\"abv\":\"13.7.0\",\"expire-after\":31536000,\"tag\":\"fe_desktop_default\"}},\"bundle-versions-mobile\":{\"default\":{\"bv\":\"12.6.0\",\"vbv\":\"7.18.0\",\"fesbv\":\"16.12.0\",\"feabv\":\"11.89.0\",\"abv\":\"13.7.0\",\"expire-after\":31536000,\"tag\":\"fe_mobile_default\"}},\"games-platypuzz-build-version\":\"15.0.15\"}},\"question\":\"Will making daylight saving time permanent help or harm Americans daily lives and health?\"}\" data-reactroot>\n<p><span>Join the discussion<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Will making daylight saving time permanent help or harm Americans daily lives and health?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a data-comment-cta-button=\"true\" data-open-comments=\"true\" target=\"_top\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/#comments\"><span>What&#8217;s your view?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8216;It means more sunlight at the end of the day so Americans can return safely from work and children can return safely from school,&#8217; Kentucky Republican Brett Guthrie, who leads the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said before the bill advanced to the House floor.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation would allow states to opt out and remain on permanent standard time if they act before the law takes effect.<\/p>\n<p>The White House also endorsed the bill, calling it &#8216;a popular, common-sense reform&#8217; that would preserve daylight during the hours when most Americans are awake and active.<\/p>\n<p>Medical groups, including the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, oppose daylight saving time, arguing year-round standard time better aligns with the body&#8217;s natural sleep cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Some lawmakers have echoed those concerns, warning that permanent daylight saving time could push winter sunrises past 9am in parts of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents have also pointed to Congress&#8217; failed experiment with permanent daylight saving time in the early 1970s, which was repealed within a year after public backlash over children waiting for school buses in the dark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                                                  <ad-slot position=\"smart_feed\"><\/ad-slot>                                                                <ad-slot position=\"after_article\"><\/ad-slot>                                                                                                                                                                         <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up HERE for DC Insider&#8211; 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