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House-passed year-round daylight saving bill still awaits Senate

Most of the country fell back Nov. 1 while H.R. 139, which passed the House 308-117 in July, remains in Senate Commerce, according to Congress.gov, Georgia Recorder and The Hill.

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Most of the United States set clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. local time on Nov. 1 while a House-passed bill to keep daylight saving time year-round remains in the Senate, Georgia Recorder reported1.

Congress.gov records that H.R. 139, the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., passed the House 308-117 on July 14, 2026, was received in the Senate the next day and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation2. A Congressional Research Service summary on Congress.gov says the bill would make daylight saving time the new, permanent standard time, with an option for states that already exempt areas from daylight saving time2.

Georgia Recorder said a Senate push is expected after lawmakers return Nov. 9 but faces opposition from members who represent rural areas and states where children could walk to school in darkness in winter1. The outlet said the Senate is scheduled for 22 session days the rest of the year and that a floor vote would need 60 votes to proceed1.

President Donald Trump has pressed the Senate to act1,3. The Hill reported he posted Sen. Tom Cotton's cellphone number while urging passage3. Georgia Recorder said Trump wants year-round daylight saving time1.

Cotton, R-Ark., said three months of the year children in towns such as Bentonville, Fayetteville and Fort Smith would start school ahead of the sun, Georgia Recorder reported1. The Hill quoted Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., as saying there is more opposition than the president realizes, citing safety concerns in northern and rural states3.

The Hill reported Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told Politico there is "no clear path forward or consensus on it yet"3. The Hill said Thune voted against year-round daylight saving time in the Senate Commerce Committee and cited his northern state3.

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told The Hill he is working for a vote in the lame-duck session3. Georgia Recorder said a 1970s winter daylight-saving experiment proved unpopular because of dark school openings, and that Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., argued extra evening light would help tourism while Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., cited morning light as a cue for sleep and alertness1. Whether the Senate schedules a vote after the Nov. 3 election is not settled in these accounts1,3.

Sources

  1. Georgia RecorderTime for change? Permanent daylight saving time bill awaiting US Senate action
  2. Congress.govH.R.139 - Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
  3. The HillThune: 'No clear path forward' on permanent daylight saving time legislation

Read the original at Georgia Recorder ↗

How it’s being reported

2 sources

First reported by Congress.govCongress.gov

Where they agree

  • The House passed a year-round daylight saving bill in July; the Senate has not.
  • Cotton is a leading opponent citing winter sunrises.
  • Thune has not committed to a floor vote.

Where they differ

Whether the Senate will take up the bill this year

Side by side

Each outlet's article broken down by our newsroom, in our own words. To read what they wrote, use the button under each one.

Georgia RecorderGeorgia Recorder

Time for change? Permanent daylight saving time bill awaiting US Senate action

Clock change and senators from rural and western areas opposing dark winter mornings

States Newsroom account of the Nov. 1 fallback, House action, rural Senate opposition and a Nov. 9 return.

Leaves out Thune's later remark that there is no clear path forward

Clock change and senators from rural and western areas opposing dark winter mornings

What it reports

  • Most of the country set clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. local time on Nov. 1.
  • Senators return Nov. 9 with a push expected and opposition from rural-state members.
  • Sen. Tom Cotton said children in some Arkansas towns would start school before sunrise.
  • President Donald Trump has pressed the Senate for year-round daylight saving time.
  • A 1970s winter daylight-saving experiment was widely unpopular because of dark school openings.

Leaves out Thune's later remark that there is no clear path forward

Read the original at Georgia Recorder Read the full article at Georgia Recorder
The HillThe Hill

Thune: 'No clear path forward' on permanent daylight saving time legislation

Thune's path assessment and Trump-Cotton clash

Rick Scott said he is working for a lame-duck vote. — The Hill

Majority Leader John Thune said there is no clear path or consensus on year-round daylight saving time; Sen. Rick Scott said he is working for a lame-duck vote.

Leaves out Sunday fallback mechanics

Thune's path assessment and Trump-Cotton clash

What it reports

  • Scott said he is working toward a Senate vote in the lame-duck session
  • Trump posted Cotton's cellphone number while urging the bill
  • Wicker cited safety concerns in northern and rural states
  • Thune said he voted against the measure in committee

Leaves out Sunday fallback mechanics

Read the original at The Hill Read the full article at The Hill