Most of the United States returned to standard time at 2 a.m. local time on Nov. 1, while a House-passed bill to make daylight saving time permanent remains in the Senate^1,4.

H.R. 139, the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, would make daylight saving time the new permanent standard time and let states that already exempt areas choose their time². Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., introduced the measure on Jan. 3, 2025². The House passed it in July; Georgia Recorder, citing a House vote page, reported the tally as 308-17, while Fox News reported 307-117^1,5. The Senate received the bill on July 15 and referred it to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation².

President Donald Trump has urged the Senate to act, saying in an Oct. 26 post that most people want evening light and that the Senate should take a vote⁴. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has said there is no clear path forward and no consensus yet³.

Supporters in the House, including Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., and Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., argued that twice-yearly clock changes no longer match how people work and that extra evening light would help tourism and outdoor activity, according to Georgia Recorder¹. Buchanan said year-round daylight saving time would improve public safety and give families more daylight after work and school, Spectrum Local News reported⁴.

Opponents, including Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., have said Congress has made daylight saving time permanent before and later repealed it after late winter sunrises¹. Cotton said children in western Arkansas towns would start school before sunrise for months if the clocks did not fall back¹. Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., cited morning light as a cue for the body's clock, Georgia Recorder reported¹. Critics also warn some areas would see sunrise near 9 a.m.⁴.

Spectrum Local News, citing the National Conference of State Legislatures, said 19 states have passed proposals that would take effect only if Congress changes federal law⁴. Arizona and Hawaii already observe year-round standard time⁴.

Georgia Recorder said senators return Nov. 9, with limited session days left and a 60-vote threshold if the bill reaches the floor¹. Spectrum said the Senate is not expected to vote this year⁴. What the Senate will schedule after the recess is not yet on the public record^1,3.