- U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, who chairs the Energy and Commerce Committee, said a U.S. Congress bill aimed at making daylight-saving time permanent has stalled in the House of Representatives
- In March, the Senate voted to end the twice-annual changing of clocks, which supporters stressed will lead to brighter afternoons and more economic activity
- In a statement, Democrat Pallone said the House is still trying to determine how to move forward
WASHINGTON D.C.: U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, who chairs the Energy and Commerce Committee, says a U.S. Congress bill aimed at making daylight-saving time permanent has stalled in the House of Representatives.
In March, the Senate voted to end the twice-annual changing of clocks, which supporters stressed will lead to brighter afternoons and more economic activity.
In a statement, Democrat Pallone said the House is still trying to determine how to move forward.
“We have not been able to find consensus in the House on this yet. There are a broad variety of opinions about whether to keep the status quo, to move to a permanent time, and if so, what time that should be,” Pallone said, adding that opinions break down by region, not by party.
Since the 1960s, daylight-saving time has been in place in nearly all of the U.S. On 6th November at 2 a.m. EDT, the United States will resume standard time.
Earlier this year, the White House declined to announce whether President Joe Biden supports making daylight-saving time permanent.
Since 2015, some 30 states have introduced or passed legislation to end the twice-yearly changing of the clocks. The bill would also allow Arizona and Hawaii, which do not observe daylight-saving time, to remain on standard time.
