GOP panel looks to advance legislation making daylight saving permanent |
GOP panel looks to advance legislation making daylight saving permanent
Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are planning to move ahead with legislation that would make “springing forward” permanent across the U.S.
Matthew VanHyfte, a spokesperson for the committee’s Republicans, told The Hill that the panel plans to notice on Wednesday evening a full markup of the bill that will “list the legislation that includes the language from the Sunshine Protection Act,” which would keep the country on daylight saving time year-round.
The Washington Post first reported that House Republicans were planning to adopt the legislation. The committee is looking to add it to a larger transportation funding package, the outlet reported.
President Trump has routinely called for Congress to pass legislation on daylight saving time. Last year, he wrote in a Truth Social post that “The House and Senate should push hard for more Daylight at the end........