Lawmakers want to make daylight-saving time permanent — health experts say that's precisely the wrong idea

• 05/15/2026, 2:28 PM
• businessinsider.com

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If you like summertime sunsets and late dinners outside, this bill's for you. On Tuesday, lawmakers in The US House of Representatives voted 308-117 to enact the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent across most of the US.