• Washington state ready for permanent daylight saving time as bill gets House committee backing
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    Washington state ready for permanent daylight saving time as bill gets House committee backing

    May 26, 2026 - By 

    On May 21, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted in favor of referring the “Sunshine Protection Act” to the House. WASHINGTON — As a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent across the United States advances in Washington, D.C., Washington state has already shown its support for the change. On May 21, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted in favor of referring the “Sunshine Protection Act” to the House. If it receives congressional approval and is signed off by President Donald Trump, it would end the semi-annual changing of clocks. This story continues below. …

  • House committee backs bill to make daylight saving time permanent
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    House committee backs bill to make daylight saving time permanent

    May 26, 2026 - By 

    A House committee’s 48-1 approval of the “Sunshine Protection Act” reignites the debate over making daylight saving time permanent. WASHINGTON — The debate around Daylight Saving Time has reignited after a House committee recently voted in favor of a bill to make daylight saving time the new, permanent standard time. Last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 48-1 in favor of the “Sunshine Protection Act,” which would make the change part of a five-year transportation bill. While the act and similar legislation have been tried and failed before, they’re now under renewed pressure from President Donald Trump. “This…