The U.S. House of Representatives voted 308 to 117 on Tuesday to approve the Sunshine Protection Act, a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide. The legislation now heads to the Senate, where a similar version passed with unanimous consent in 2022.
Sponsored by Florida Republican Representative Vern Buchanan, the bill cleared the Rules Committee on Monday after the Energy and Commerce Committee advanced it in May with a 48-1 vote. President Donald Trump has said he would sign the measure into law if it reaches his desk.
The legislation would allow states to remain on standard time if an exemption is already in effect before the federal law takes effect. Nineteen states have enacted legislation permitting permanent daylight saving time pending congressional approval. A competing proposal, the Sunshine for Our Kids Act of 2026, would instead make standard time permanent while allowing states to opt into permanent daylight saving time.