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House Passes Permanent Daylight Saving, Trump Signs Bill

7/16/2026

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U.S. House passed Sunshine Protection Act on July 14, 2026, making DST permanent.
President Donald Trump signed the bill, which still needs Senate approval.
The 1973 Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act made DST permanent, causing eight Florida schoolchildren’s deaths and its repeal.
Medical groups urged standard time, prompting Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon and Rep. Pat Harrigan to introduce a bill while Florida’s 2018 DST-lock law awaits congressional approval.

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U.S. House passed Sunshine Protection Act on July 14, 2026, making DST permanent.
President Donald Trump signed the bill, which still needs Senate approval.
The 1973 Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act made DST permanent, causing eight Florida schoolchildren’s deaths and its repeal.
Medical groups urged standard time, prompting Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon and Rep. Pat Harrigan to introduce a bill while Florida’s 2018 DST-lock law awaits congressional approval.