India, Jan. 20 -- Lawmakers are again advancing legislation to eliminate the twice-yearly clock changes by making Daylight Saving Time the permanent standard across the US, according to VINnews. The Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 would lock clocks on daylight saving time year-round, putting an end to the annual "spring forward" in March and "fall back" in November. The act was reintroduced in the 119th Congress as H.R. 139 in the House by Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., and S. 29 in the Senate by Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.

The bills, introduced in early January 2025, are now in committee with no further action reported as of mid-January 2026. They were referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Tr...