Trump Pushes For Daylight Savings Bill
President Donald Trump is throwing his full support behind a major Republican-backed effort to finally end America’s twice-a-year clock changes — a move many Americans have demanded for years.
On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee overwhelmingly voted 48-1 to advance the Sunshine Protection Act, legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent across most of the United States.
The bill, championed by Florida Republicans Sen. Rick Scott and Rep. Vern Buchanan, was included in a larger transportation package known as the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act.
President Trump quickly celebrated the vote on Truth Social, calling the twice-yearly time change an expensive and outdated burden on taxpayers, cities, and state governments.
According to Trump, Americans spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year dealing with mandatory clock changes, especially in cities that maintain large public clock towers requiring costly labor and heavy equipment.
“This is so important,” Trump wrote, arguing that the current system wastes both time and taxpayer money while creating unnecessary frustration for families and businesses nationwide.
Trump also pledged to fight hard to get the legislation signed into law, saying Americans are tired of constantly adjusting their schedules every spring and fall.
“It’s time that people can stop worrying about the ‘Clock,’” Trump said, adding that permanent daylight saving time would provide Americans with “a longer, brighter Day.”
For many conservatives and working Americans, the proposal represents a simple commonsense reform that could improve daily life while eliminating one of the country’s most unpopular government-mandated routines.
The president has consistently supported ending the clock changes. Last year, Trump urged Congress to “push hard” for more daylight later in the day, calling the current system a major inconvenience and an unnecessary expense for government agencies.
Supporters of the Sunshine Protection Act say the benefits could go far beyond convenience.
Rep. Vern Buchanan argued that permanent daylight saving time could help improve public health, reduce traffic accidents, lower crime, and encourage Americans to spend more time outdoors.
Buchanan described the proposal as a “commonsense reform” that would improve everyday life for millions of Americans who are frustrated by the twice-yearly time shifts.
Under the legislation, states would permanently remain on daylight saving time — the schedule currently observed between March and November — unless they choose to exempt themselves before the law takes effect.
Hawaii and most of Arizona would remain exempt since they already stay on standard time year-round.
The legislation was originally led by current Secretary of State Marco Rubio before Sen. Scott and Rep. Buchanan took over the effort.
With President Trump now publicly backing the push once again, momentum appears to be growing in Washington to finally eliminate the controversial clock-changing practice that millions of Americans have long criticized.
