House passes bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent

2026-07-14 23:32 UTC

The US House voted Tuesday to pass a measure to enact year-round Daylight Saving Time across the country, springing Congress forward into an issue that has long stumped lawmakers and spurred impassioned pleas by parents, farmers and others with sharply divergent views. It will now head to the Senate for approval before going to the president for his signature — though its chances in the upper chamber remain unclear.

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@nocturne@slrpnk.net 2026-07-15 02:28

I once found a page that would show you what permanent DST or Standard time would look like in your area, but cannot find it now. Anyone know a link to something like that?

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@homes@piefed.world 2026-07-15 00:03

Doesn’t the rest of the world observe standard time? Why would we be permanently out of step with the rest of the world?

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@Dagnet@lemmy.world 2026-07-15 03:39

In Brazil we made it always standard time (the one good thing bolsonaro did in his life) though I personally would prefer always daylight savings time

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@Maeve@kbin.earth 2026-07-15 00:16

Stupid

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@OwOarchist@pawb.social 2026-07-15 02:21

This is good … but the same kind of good like the captain of the Titanic declaring that the kitchens must supply vegetarian meal options to those who request it. Yes, a good thing, but really far off from the most urgent issues facing the country, isn’t it?

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@undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 2026-07-15 00:38

I’m super into this. I’ve been dying for permanent DST for a long time and I really thought they were going to push Standard Time instead.

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@mr_account@lemmy.world 2026-07-15 04:01

A distraction it may be, but I’ll take a win where I can get one. Idgaf which version of the clock we’re going with, I just want it to be consistent

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@defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-07-15 04:59

Watch Trump veto it because he didn’t get his election rigging “SAVE” act passed.

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@Crashumbc@lemmy.world 2026-07-15 05:18

Would love this

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@Glowstick@lemmy.world 2026-07-15 00:41

But the bill is just gonna die in the Senate, so don’t hold your breath

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