Daylight Saving reform hits wall as lawmakers blast 'outdated practice'
Americans just turned their clocks back again for Daylight Saving — and Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., says it’s time to make it the last time."It’s clear that Americans want to...
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Americans just turned their clocks back again for Daylight Saving — and Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., says it’s time to make it the last time. "It’s clear that Americans want to do away with changing their clocks twice a year, and my bill will end this outdated practice," Buchanan said. Buchanan and Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., have reintroduced legislation that would stop the clock-setting once and for all. "Just recently, I’ve had very promising conversations with House leadership, Energy and Commerce committee members and administration officials about holding hearings and acting on my bill this Congress," Buchanan said. This year, as voters across the country adjusted their clocks on Sunday, Congress remains deadlocked over a 35-day shutdown that has absorbed focus on Capitol Hill. That hasn’t stopped several lawmakers from calling the change a no-brainer. The 2025 Sunshine Protection Act would make Daylight Saving the new standard time for the country. The bill has 18 bipartisan cosponsors in the Senate and carries 29 cosponsors in the House of Representatives. The country first adopted Daylight Saving back in 1918 during World War I in order to extend the workday, allowing workers to make more use of the sun instead of burning through fuel to light their progress at night. At the time, the idea carried a sense of patriotism — a small way Americans could shore up resources and contribute to the war effort. FISCAL DISASTER SCENARIO DURING SHUTDOWN SENDS GOP SCRAMBLING FOR NEW SPENDING PLAN Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., believes the time shift today causes more headaches than it’s worth. "Extensive research has shown that the biannual clock change increases traffic accidents, disrupts student performance, and negatively impacts our health. But beyond mending broken sleep cycles, ending these clock changes would address real-world problems that families experience twice a year from lost productivity and disrupted routines," Obernolte said. It’s not the first time Congr…