The US Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent year round.
The bipartisan legislation, dubbed the “Sunshine Protection Act,” sponsored by Senator Marco Rubio and co-sponsored by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and others, passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
A summary of the bill states that the legislation would make Daylight Saving Time, which is currently observed from March through November, “the new, permanent standard time.” Though winter-weary residents of the Northeast may welcome the news, the bill would need to be passed by the House and signed by President Biden in order to become law.
Rubio said on the Senate floor Tuesday that, if passed and signed into law, the bill would not take effect until late 2023 to allow airlines and other industries time to make adjustments to schedules.
Rubio called for the House to pass the legislation quickly.
“I know this is not the most important issue confronting America, but it’s one of those issues where there’s a lot of agreement,” Rubio said.
Proposals to make Daylight Saving Time permanent have been floated frequently in recent years, including last year when the Sunshine Protection Act was introduced with Senator Ed Markey as a co-sponsor, but it had not been passed by the Senate. Efforts to make it permanent have also been considered by Massachusetts lawmakers.
But momentum has been building in recent years, with lawmakers coming out in favor of doing away with Americans’ twice annual tradition of changing the clocks.
On Sunday, as Daylight Saving Time began, Senator Cory Booker took to TikTok to advocate for making it permanent.
“So on Sunday, the overlords are going to tell us to spring forward, to change our clocks. Why? There is no good reason twice a year we’re springing forward, falling back,” he said.
This breaking news story will be updated.
Christina Prignano can be reached at christina.prignano@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @cprignano.
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The bipartisan legislation, dubbed the “Sunshine Protection Act,” sponsored by Senator Marco Rubio and co-sponsored by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and others, passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
A summary of the bill states that the legislation would make Daylight Saving Time, which is currently observed from March through November, “the new, permanent standard time.” Though winter-weary residents of the Northeast may welcome the news, the bill would need to be passed by the House and signed by President Biden in order to become law.
Rubio said on the Senate floor Tuesday that, if passed and signed into law, the bill would not take effect until late 2023 to allow airlines and other industries time to make adjustments to schedules.
Rubio called for the House to pass the legislation quickly.
“I know this is not the most important issue confronting America, but it’s one of those issues where there’s a lot of agreement,” Rubio said.
Proposals to make Daylight Saving Time permanent have been floated frequently in recent years, including last year when the Sunshine Protection Act was introduced with Senator Ed Markey as a co-sponsor, but it had not been passed by the Senate. Efforts to make it permanent have also been considered by Massachusetts lawmakers.
But momentum has been building in recent years, with lawmakers coming out in favor of doing away with Americans’ twice annual tradition of changing the clocks.
On Sunday, as Daylight Saving Time began, Senator Cory Booker took to TikTok to advocate for making it permanent.
“So on Sunday, the overlords are going to tell us to spring forward, to change our clocks. Why? There is no good reason twice a year we’re springing forward, falling back,” he said.
This breaking news story will be updated.
Christina Prignano can be reached at christina.prignano@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @cprignano.
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