WASHINGTON - Americans are one step closer to never having to "fall back" or "spring forward" with resetting their clocks after the U.S.
Senate approved a measure that would make daylight saving time permanent. Senators on Tuesday unanimously voted for the Sunshine Protection Act, or S.623, sponsored by Sen.
Marco Rubio of Florida.The proposed bill will now move to the House. If House members approve, it would then go to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. "No more switching clocks, more daylight hours to spend outside after school and after work, and more smiles — that is what we get with permanent Daylight Saving Time," Sen.
Ed Markey of Massachusetts, the original cosponsor of the legislation, said in a statement.Markey was joined on the chamber floor by senators from both parties as they made the case for how making daylight saving time permanent would have positive effects on public health and the economy and even cut energy consumption."Changing the clock twice a year is outdated and unnecessary," Republican Sen.