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Tue May 19, 2026, 08:44 PM May 19

House GOP resurrects Trump's plan for year-round daylight saving time - WaPo

House Republicans will try again to extend daylight saving time, seeking to end the nation’s semiannual clock changes — and deliver on a priority for President Donald Trump. The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday is set to propose adopting the Sunshine Protection Act, committee staff confirmed to The Washington Post. That legislation would allow states to adopt year-round daylight saving time and end the practice of changing clocks.

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The GOP-led committee is expected to add the Sunshine Protection Act to a larger legislative package that reauthorizes surface transportation programs and vote on it later this week. If Republicans stick together, the measure would advance to the House floor. The bill’s backers have a champion in Trump, who has repeatedly called for year-round daylight saving time, a move that would require Congress to act.

But the fight over how Americans set their clocks, and when they must do it, has not broken down along typical party lines. Republicans and Democrats, mostly from the coasts, have called for year-round daylight saving time, saying that permanently advancing the clocks one hour and never “falling back” would allow more people to enjoy sunshine and avoid the frustrations involved with time changes.

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Lawmakers from the middle of the country have often balked, however, saying that their residents would disproportionately suffer from late sunrises thanks to the drawing of state lines. In cities such as Detroit and Indianapolis, the sun would rise after 9 a.m. in the middle of the winter.

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Some sleep-medicine physicians have panned the idea of daylight saving time altogether and have said that staying on year-round standard time would be healthier and more aligned with humans’ natural circadian rhythms.

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House GOP resurrects Trump's plan for year-round daylight saving time - WaPo (Original Post) question everything May 19 OP
Sign me up as 365 STANDARD time. He wants DST for his golf courses n/t Cheezoholic May 19 #1
It's the only thing that piece of shit gets right. FoxNewsSucks May 19 #2
For individuals working outdoor having more cool hours in the morning is easier question everything May 19 #4
True, I take my dogs to run a lot earlier FoxNewsSucks May 19 #5
That's a no from me. Happy Hoosier May 19 #6
I agree, and same here. FoxNewsSucks May 19 #7
I am usually indoors in the winter, but... Happy Hoosier May 20 #22
This. At higher latitudes, it makes sense Amishman May 20 #19
I prefer standard time.... anciano May 19 #3
Ditto! mzmolly May 19 #11
OH THANK GODS dweller May 19 #8
I want my extended daylight in the evening. diane in sf May 19 #9
Didn't we try this in the 70s? Diamond_Dog May 19 #10
I'm all for this. The perception of just slightly longer days in winter would do wonders for seasonal depression. FascismIsDeath May 19 #12
Getting up 2 hours before sunrise is far worse, IMO. NT Happy Hoosier May 19 #15
*laughs in runner* sir pball May 20 #18
Not me, but I have a buddy who is a serious runner. Happy Hoosier May 20 #20
It's less about the actual sunrise sir pball May 20 #21
If only the Earth were flat Jerry2144 May 19 #13
Sure, just call it Epstein Daylight Protection Time. multigraincracker May 19 #14
Actually, I would be in favor of this. valleyrogue May 19 #16
I just want us to stop messing with time. WinningAgain May 20 #17
Ick. I prefer standard time year round. nt City Lights May 20 #23

FoxNewsSucks

(11,959 posts)
2. It's the only thing that piece of shit gets right.
Tue May 19, 2026, 08:58 PM
May 19

Although it's for selfish reasons.

Still, it would be so much better to have more daylight time AFTER work than in the morning before work.

I hope this finally happens and we can stay on it.

FoxNewsSucks

(11,959 posts)
5. True, I take my dogs to run a lot earlier
Tue May 19, 2026, 09:07 PM
May 19

in the summer. I don't need to have to get up at 4am to beat the sun, and anyone working outside probably feels the same.

Happy Hoosier

(9,641 posts)
6. That's a no from me.
Tue May 19, 2026, 09:07 PM
May 19

In the middle if winter, I’ll be at work an hour before fhe sun even rises. Getting up in the dark sucks.

FoxNewsSucks

(11,959 posts)
7. I agree, and same here.
Tue May 19, 2026, 09:09 PM
May 19

But being dark before I get home sucks worse. It's better to have daylight in leisure hours, not while I'm in the shower and getting ready to leave. If I'm indoors, daylight is wasted.

Happy Hoosier

(9,641 posts)
22. I am usually indoors in the winter, but...
Wed May 20, 2026, 11:18 AM
May 20

... light coming through the window in the morning signals it's the morning. By the afternoon, I could not care les if it's life. Purely a psychological thing. Getting up in the dark feels like punishment to me, and I am not yet retired, so I have limited options!

Amishman

(5,953 posts)
19. This. At higher latitudes, it makes sense
Wed May 20, 2026, 09:08 AM
May 20

In summer - with DST - the sun is up at 5:30AM where I am. Permanent standard time and that becomes 4:30AM. Fuuuuuuck that.

In winter - without DST - the sun rises at 7am. Permanent DST means that's at 8am. Fuuuuuuck that too.

Turning the clocks forward and back is a pain, but it makes sense for the northern half of the country.

dweller

(28,736 posts)
8. OH THANK GODS
Tue May 19, 2026, 09:14 PM
May 19

Repugs have prioritized the most important issue facing America right now !
Gas prices should come down now !
Groceries should be cheaper !
Housing abundant !
Healthcare for all !!
And all because of SUNSHINE !1!

well cool … can we have solar power too ?

uhhh , nope





✌🏻

Diamond_Dog

(41,195 posts)
10. Didn't we try this in the 70s?
Tue May 19, 2026, 09:21 PM
May 19

Parents complained little kids had to walk to school (or wait at the bus stop) in pitch dark.

FascismIsDeath

(272 posts)
12. I'm all for this. The perception of just slightly longer days in winter would do wonders for seasonal depression.
Tue May 19, 2026, 09:32 PM
May 19

Given that a lot of people are on the artificial 9-5 grind, getting off work during the darkest of winter and its already night time is utter hell.

Happy Hoosier

(9,641 posts)
20. Not me, but I have a buddy who is a serious runner.
Wed May 20, 2026, 09:20 AM
May 20

He gets up before the crack of dawn. I don't get the appeal.

sir pball

(5,355 posts)
21. It's less about the actual sunrise
Wed May 20, 2026, 11:04 AM
May 20

And more about getting a ~2 hour workout in before you have to start your day.

We are kind of crazy, I'll admit that

Jerry2144

(3,329 posts)
13. If only the Earth were flat
Tue May 19, 2026, 09:51 PM
May 19

then we wouldn't need daylight saving time.

If we stayed on standard time, our sunrise would be about 04:30 in July. If we stayed daylight time, sunrise would be about 08:20 in December. Neither one is ideal.

Time is an illusion.*


*Lunchtime, doubly so.

valleyrogue

(2,800 posts)
16. Actually, I would be in favor of this.
Tue May 19, 2026, 11:51 PM
May 19

However, the current setup is a good compromise, with most of the year being on DST. It is great for those of us who work all day and like the extra daylight afterwards. When year-round DST was tried fifty years ago, during the Nixon administration, many parents got upset because their children had to walk to school or wait for the bus in the dark. In other words, it was safety concerns for children. That was the reason it was scuttled. It wasn't because of energy savings or lack of them.

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