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House Passes Year-Round Daylight Saving, Jewish Groups Oppose

8/1/2026

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Summary

House Advances DST

House passed H.R. 139 on July 14, sending it to Senate to make daylight saving time year-round.
President Donald Trump urged Senate to approve measure in Michigan.
Rep. Vern Buchanan said daylight saving time would give daylight, while Sen. Tom Cotton warned it would cause winter sunrises.
A 2023 YouGov poll found 62% of Americans want to end clock changes, with 48% favoring year-round time and 24% permanent daylight saving time.

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Orthodox Leaders Oppose

Orthodox Jewish leaders are lobbying dozens of senators to oppose the Sunshine Protection Act.
In Brooklyn’s Borough Park, about 200 residents rushed through shops before the late-July sunset to finish Sabbath preparations.
National Orthodox groups say permanent daylight saving would push sunrise an hour later, making it harder for Jews with secular jobs to reach work and raising winter traffic-injury risk for schoolchildren.

History

Historical Context

After President Richard Nixon enacted year-round daylight-saving time in 1974 amid the 1973 oil crisis, the Uniform Time Act of 1966 limited permanent DST. In 2019 Senator Marco Rubio and Rep. Vern Buchanan introduced the Sunshine Protection Act, renewed through 2026, while the American Academy of Sleep Medicine opposes permanent DST, noting that initial public support fell from 79 % to lower levels.

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House Advances DST

House passed H.R. 139 on July 14, sending it to Senate to make daylight saving time year-round.
President Donald Trump urged Senate to approve measure in Michigan.
Rep. Vern Buchanan said daylight saving time would give daylight, while Sen. Tom Cotton warned it would cause winter sunrises.
A 2023 YouGov poll found 62% of Americans want to end clock changes, with 48% favoring year-round time and 24% permanent daylight saving time.

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